Astrid stared at Jax's burning eyes and didn't need a single word from him to understand what was happening.
Someone was coming for him. And the second her brain stitched the name Loki together with the celestial he had warned her about weeks ago, the picture finished itself. That bitch was using his love for Adelina as bait, pulling the one string Jax couldn't ignore.
He still had the letter in his hand, fingers working over the crushed paper like he was trying to wring some hidden meaning out of it.
Astrid stepped closer with his voice softening. "Jax, you must calm down and think clea—"
He didn't even register her. He just turned away and walked toward the exit like she wasn't even standing there.
Astrid's body moved before her brain caught up. She planted herself directly in his path.
