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“I…” His eyes shine as bright as my own, though the pain is different. “There’s no excuse, there’s nothing I can say—"
“We found Adira.” Riot comes running into the room and stumbles to a stop within a few feet of the door. “Oh damn. What did I miss?”
We both climb to our feet.
The white of one of Rebel’s eyes has turned pink. And the skin around it has grown shiny. He brushes himself down. “Nothing.”
“Are you good now?” Riot asks.
Rebel and I glance at each other.
Do I hate my twin for going behind my back? No. Am I still angry with him? “It’ll be a while.”
“Fine with me,” Rebel says.
“Summer is going to be pissed.” Riot lets out a low whistle then grins. “We better get you both some ice.”
I touch the place on my lip where it hurts. It’s already starting to swell and my fingertip comes away bloody. “We found Adira?”
“More like he found us,” Riot says. “He’s here.”
Chapter Eight
Rogue
“Youlookasroughas I feel.” Adira glances between me and my twin as we make our way into the kitchen. He’s the most un-Adira I’ve ever seen him, with enough scruff to count as a full beard and dark circles under his eyes.
“It looks like you’re winning,” I say. “Where have you been?”
“I had a friend I needed to visit. Amends to make.” He wraps his hand around a small silver pendant dangling from his neck. “But it looks like I should have been here.”
“Didn’t you get my messages? See any of the news?” I grab his black tank in my fist. “It’s been two days.”
“Christian lives in the middle of nowhere. Doesn’t own a TV. Reception was practically non-existent.” He pries his shirt free. “As soon as I heard, I came home, but I can’t see her. You know that. Not for another twenty-four hours. They wouldn’t have let me see her—”
“She shouldn’t be in the hospital,” I roar. “You should have been with her.”
“Don’t.” His expression turns strained. “I know you’re probably feeling as guilty as I am right now so I don’t want to say anything I’ll regret. Perhaps you should consider doing the same.”
“Hey Adira.” Rebel smacks an ice pack into my shoulder. “He has a point. Put this on your face.”
“Stay the fuck out of my business,” I snarl at him as he presses his own ice pack to his eye.
He gives me the bird over his shoulder as he goes to join Summer.
I toss mine on the counter. I want the pain. The sting is the only thing breaking up how helpless I feel.
“I can’t believe you,” Summer says as Rebel puts an arm around her waist and tries to draw her close. “We talked about this.”
“He needed it,” he says.
“You needed it.” She smacks his chest and walks out.
Rebel follows. We lost Riot in the gym. I’m not the only one trying to keep a lid on their anger at the moment. Not the only one worried that the damage can’t be undone. That Ivy won’t be the same. That Alec will continue to get away with what he did to Ro. That we can’t go back to what we were before my twin screwed me over.
I extract a cigarette and shove the pack in my pocket. “Have you been home?”
Adira flinches. Grows ashen. “It was the first place I went when I got in.”
