After the confession, Varken couldn't take it and asked to be alone.

I stood outside in front of his tent with Valek, who stood beside me.

“If you want to kill me, or you still want to kill me, I want you to know, I did this for love. I know you hate Xadrien, but he has suffered so much and had a lot of trauma growing up, and I couldn't let him get blamed for his father’s cruelty,” I whispered.

“I'm sorry, I hugged you too soon without knowing the truth. You've borne a huge burden, ...