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Chapter 237 - Chapter 237: Caught in My Arms

~Zayn's POV~

It had been less than twenty-four hours since I walked out the door, and the silence from the house was deafening. Evric hadn't called or texted. Not a single desperate, pleading message. This worried me more than if he'd been flooding my phone. I knew how fragile he was under real stress, and the thought of him collapsing alone under the weight of his guilt was a tight, cold knot in my chest.

I broke first. My hand trembled slightly as I picked up my phone and dialed one of the maids' numbers.

"Hello," she answered softly.

"Is Evric alright?" I asked, trying to sound casual, not like a wreck man who had just walked out of his life.

Her voice sounded hesitant on the other end. "Sir, he hasn't come downstairs since you left yesterday morning. He's been in the bedroom the whole time."

"Did you check on him? Did you bring him any food?" I asked quickly, my pulse beginning to race.

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