*Zara*

My heart broke as Noah and I locked gazes. I saw the anguish as he realized that I had chosen to go with Malphas, but I also saw the grim understanding in his eyes. He knew he couldn’t follow me and that I was doing it to save Briella. Our little girl had been without both her parents for far too long.

Even as I was enveloped in darkness, my wrist gripped in Malphas’ violent hand, I felt a strange sense of peace. Noah was alive. He had made it out of ...