Chapter 76.

Calista POV.

This is on us. What happened to Britany is on us. She has had to be kept sedated because Nicholas is fucking everything. If he carries on, it will kill Britany, and then there will be no stopping Gaia from tearing him apart.

Xena has used her magic to lessen the effect of the mate bond to give Britany a chance to heal, but the damage has already been done.

“Any news yet?” I ask Leo, who shakes his head when Gaia waddles into the room with more snacks. She has been stress eating, and it has been a week since her parents dropped that bomb on us.

“If he isn’t in rogue territory, then that means he is in human territory.” She sits down with her tube of pringles and munches them as she thinks of the places her brother would go.

“Calista, could you pass me my laptop and phone, please?” She says with a mouthful and I shake my head as I head towards the office. I can’t get the images out of my head of Britany. He isn’t just using betrayal, he is also hurting himself, which leaves