Katelyn’s POV

“I need to know,” I choked out through tears, my voice trembling. “If you were just using me… why make me fall in love with you? Why sleep with me?”

I looked into Cayden’s eyes, searching for something—regret, remorse, even guilt. But all I saw was silence. Cold, brutal silence. I wondered if everything had been calculated from the moment he saved me… when he slowly crept into my life, piece by piece.

When he stepped forward, ready to kill me, I didn’t fight ...