ALDRIC
I climbed the stairs with the tray balanced in one hand and my phone pressed to my ear with the other.
"Speak to me," I said.
There was a pause on the other end. Just long enough to make my jaw tighten.
"Something happened," Ronan said.
I reached the top of the stairs and turned down the hallway. The fluorescent lights buzzed overhead. My footsteps were silent on the carpet runner.
"What?" I kept my voice level and calm. There was no point in getting worked up before I knew what I was dealing with.
"There was a collision." Ronan's voice carried that careful neutrality he used when delivering news he thought I wouldn't like. "Cian's mate was involved."
I clicked my tongue against my teeth. Three sharp sounds that echoed in the empty hallway.
