Chapter 78

He forced a cool demeanor. One of them had to remain level-headed about this, and he wasn’t giving Alec the satisfaction of acting like a hurt kitten. “If he wanted to hurt you, he could’ve done so at any point. Before you left Florida. While you were on the road. He could’ve killed you with his birthday gift, but he didn’t. I don’t think you’re the target in any of this.” His gaze slid to Will. “I think you are.”

Will had the grace not to look surprised by his theory, though Martin and Alec were. “Zander doesn’t even know my dad,” Alec argued.

“It seems safe to assume there’s a lot about your friend you’ve got wrong,” Rowan said. “He encouraged you to accept the invitation.”

“Then it would’ve been easy for him to find out where Will lived.”

“Someone already knew,” Will said. “That’s why I had to run.”