*Zara*

My heart was still thudding madly in my chest as I processed Eva’s words. The offer was right there in front of me. After all these years of wondering who I was and where I came from, I could finally get answers.

“Zara?” Noah’s voice broke through the panic that was beginning to cloud my mind. He squeezed my hand and tugged on it slightly so that I jerked my head around to look up at him. His thick eyebrows were furrowed. “Are you alright?”

I ...