The closer I get to the truth, the further away it feels. Every step I take is met with resistance-not just from the monsters still chasing me, but from the very men who have sworn to protect me. Especially Bones. Cold. Controlled. Ruthless. He watches me like I'm the problem he's been ordered to solve, not the woman desperate to find her missing sister. And maybe I am the problem-because I won't stop.

Not for him. Not for anyone. But when a lead surfaces, one so risky even I can't believe I'm willing to chase it, he doesn't shut me down. He should. Especially when the others are so violently opposed. Instead, he offers help. Conditions attached. Motives unclear.

For once, Bones and I are on the same page, even if that page is stained with blood. Maybe he wants me to fail. Maybe he wants me gone. Or maybe, somewhere under all that armor, he understands what it means to lose someone and not be able to let go. Either way, I'm taking the chance. Because this might be my last shot at finding Amorette before she disappears forever. And if I have to break every rule-and every heart-to get to her, then so be it.