The person Nathan Lockwood trusted most with Zoe Pierce had just stabbed him viciously in the back.
Erin Xavier, once a greenhorn, had grown up fast, becoming aware of his gendered instincts.
This was just too absurd.
Nathan Lockwood had made so many calculations and plans, but he'd never anticipated a development like this.
Everything and everyone was slipping from his grasp. The moment he looked away, some unexpected chemical reaction would occur.
And he was powerless, only able to discover it after the fact.
Chase Shaw had already snatched Zoe Pierce from Erin Xavier's arms in a rage. He pushed aside Zoe's hair and saw it too—the suppression patch had been changed.
Suppressing the fury in his chest, he turned back to the stunned Nathan Lockwood and growled in a low voice, "Nathan Lockwood, get over here and look at this."
