He was Unraveling

"Why did you come here?" Jared demanded, his voice slicing through the tension in the room like a blade. He took a deliberate step closer, his towering presence exuding an icy fury that could make even the bravest of men falter. His sharp gaze bore into her, his clenched fists a visible testament to the storm brewing inside him. "You should not be here, Jerica!"

Jerica didn't flinch. She had seen Jared like this before, his emotions raw and unfiltered, but she refused to be cowed. "Not here?" she fired back, her voice steady but laced with urgency. "How can I not be here, Jared? You're my husband. When you decide to declare war on an entire family—a powerful family, might I add—while putting yourself in danger, it becomes my business. You don't get to shut me out of this."