~Zayn's POV~
The door to Evric's office closed behind me with a soft, final click, but the sound in my head was a sharp slam. "Now leave my office." The coldness in his voice, the way he turned his back on me, it was devastating. Reflecting on the way Evric sent me out of his office was painful, a dismissal I knew he didn't want to make but felt compelled to.
I walked through the lobby, barely seeing the faces of his staff. Right now, I couldn't think straight. My head was a dizzying loop of Meera's voice, Evric's kiss, and the midnight ultimatum. I needed someone to talk to, someone to help me untangle the mess of fear and desire that was paralyzing me.
But who?
