"Did you intend to kill me?"
Locket's entire body shook in the contained resentment. Of course, she wanted to shoot him dead that night. How dare he ride with the enemy and leave Duke to deal with the civilians he—Rowan—brought with them. Without that family, Duke could have escaped the horror house unscathed.
However, she was told not to touch this Rowan Mercer in a way she didn't want Duke to catch her doing. Even if the doctor was immediately decommissioned, they all knew how much Duke prided those serums. It would never let them die, he said. He believed in it more than anyone else did…
And she believed him more than anything.
