All he could do was wait, and Jaylen had instructed him to keep Harland uninformed.

Jaylen didn't want Harland entangled, yet he overlooked that Harland had been involved since he had exploited him.

"What exactly did he do?" Harland's irritability escalated.

The ignorance gnawed at him.

With eyes closed, he tried to speak calmly. "Look at my neck."