AUTHOR’S POV

Aurora stepped forward, her eyes burning with years of anger and pain. “I never loved you, Kael,” she said, her voice low and icy. “You locked me up. You claimed me as if I were property.”

Kael staggered, blood trickling down his mouth, yet he forced out a word. “I… loved you…”

Aurora shook her head, stepping closer, her hand gripping Tom’s tightly. “That wasn’t love. That was an obsession. You never asked me what I wanted. Never cared about me as a ...