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My knees weakened.

Vivienne grabbed my arm.

London closed his eyes for half a second. “Yes.”

The room exhaled. A sob broke somewhere behind me. Mel. I covered my mouth. Alive. Bethany was alive.

“Where is she?” Alaric demanded.

London listened. Then frowned. “What do you mean?”

Silence.

His expression changed again. Not relief anymore. Something else. Something I couldn’t read.

“Guild found her.”

“Where?” Rafe asked.

London slowly lowered the phone. “Walking.”

Nobody spoke.

“Walking where?” I asked.

His eyes found mine. “Along the old service road near the river.”

My stomach turned. “Was she trying to get away?”

London shook his head. “No.”

I waited.

Something cold began spreading through me. “Then where was she going?”

London looked at Alaric.

Alaric had gone completely still.

“Here.”

“What?”

“She was walking back here.”

Vivienne made a wounded sound beside me.

“How long had she been walking?”

“Guild doesn’t know.”

“Is she hurt?”

London didn’t answer.

“London.”

His jaw tightened. “Not that he can see.