Chapter 55

Maria:

I entered my bedroom with a heavy heart as I processed what Ezra had told me.

The fact that he was set on this goal was enough to kill me, and the fact that he didn’t understand the consequences that followed didn’t make things any better.

My heart throbbed, and I sat on the edge of the bed allowing myself to cry for the first time since the attack at the airport.

I couldn’t blame the men. Neither one of them knew about the existence of the other until they were old enough to become enemies. It was something that killed me inside, but knowing that I had to protect him, I was forced to stay quiet.

I ran my fingers through my hair, pulling on the roots as I shook my head. Killian shouldn’t have come back here. He and Annalise, the woman he believed was his sister, should have stayed where they belonged away from here.

The bedroom’s door opened, revealing my mate. The man who I was thankful for having around. I knew that he could have killed them that night, I knew that it was