(JASPER'S POV)
I had just told them Gilbert was alive, that he was trapped in the Demon King's palace, and that we needed to hurry before he died.
And somehow, the fact that I was his mate was what had finally managed to shut everyone up.
Only two faces didn't change.
Blue didn't so much as blink. And Mason — Mason looked at me for a long, level moment, and something in his golden eyes said 'I already knew.'
My patience, which was already a frayed and tattered thing, snapped clean through.
"There's no time to explain," I said, hard and fast, and I let the demon in my voice show. "There is a man I love locked up in that palace, and every second you spend asking me questions is a second he spends bleeding. So later. All of it. Later."
"Focus," Blue said quietly. One word, aimed at no one and everyone.
The group snapped back into motion. Ethan closed his eyes and I saw his lips move, silent, and I knew he was answering Gilbert's call, and I let that be enough.
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