Aria's POV

At that moment, Viktor reminded me so much of Knox. This was exactly how Knox spoke—with bitterness, regret and self-hate.

Knox had me to constantly remind him that he was not a monster, and that he deserved good things.

But Viktor had no one to remind him of that.

My heart broke for him.

I hesitated for a moment, before I placed a hand on his shoulder, ignoring the twinge in my arm at that movement.

“You can't go back and change the past, ...