Chapter 38

KALEN

I reached out to Angel once we woke up from our trip to the Godly Realm. I still could not fully comprehend everything.

Maddox was the key to wiping out the Demacores. It literally would not be possible to end this war without him. I really prayed that meeting his mother and all of that would help him heal some from the trauma of his past. That was the thing about trauma though – it could embed itself so deeply into who you were that it created a version of yourself, which was marred by it.

Before we left out, I went into the bathroom and looked at my back in the mirror. There was not a single mark on it. With tears in my eyes, I called Maddox to come see. His jaw dropped some in amazement. He had seen the scars because of the bullshit with Bianca. He had also felt so damn guilty for what Calvin had done.

His fingers reached out and trailed along the silky-smooth skin. A shiver went down my spine and straight to my core. His touch was featherlight. Sparks rushed through me. It fe