The gold in his eyes swirled when he fought with his wolf. Something was there on the surface, the words sat on his lips but it pained him to speak them, or maybe he was afraid. Did Darian get afraid? Did he know the meaning of the word?

“Your parents knew,” he pressed out.

My heart felt like it stopped beating in my chest and contracted like a shriveling leaf.

“What?”

“When I went there that day it was because Mr. Ashbury had put out the hit on your family, ...