AUTHOR’S POV

Liam’s hands dragged down his face as he stared at the prisoner lying lifeless on the cold stone floor. His voice broke as he muttered, “I killed the only source we had to those bastards who dared hurt Aria.” Rage twisted inside him, and before he could stop himself, his fist slammed into the wall with a bone-jarring thud.

Max rushed forward, grabbing his bloody arm. “Don’t do this to yourself. If it were Eva, I would’ve done worse,” he said, trying to comfort ...