Chapter 76

• Cain could feel his blood simmering as he observed Cielo, her heartbeat accelerating in a rhythm that echoed his own anxiety. He could almost see the gears in her mind whirring as she held the phone to her ear. The call had left them both in a state of disbelief. Why would Randal contact her? It had to be a trap. There was no other plausible explanation for Randal to practically serve Damian on a silver platter.
• "Cielo," Cain began, gently pulling the phone from her ear, "you can't possibly believe what he's saying, can you?"
• She opened her mouth to respond, then closed it again. He took her trembling hand in his, trying to offer some comfort. "This has to be a trap. Randal would never do this willingly. Not unless there's something in it for him."