AUTHOR’S POV

“Because I want nothing to do with my mother’s killer.”

The words left Aria’s lips like venom, and the moment they hit Liam, something inside him shattered. His eyes widened in disbelief. For a moment, he couldn’t move. Then he stepped back slowly before sinking to the floor, his hands running through his hair in frustration.

He had spent days tormenting himself, wondering what he had done wrong, how to fix it, how to make amends, all because of this.

A bitter ...