*Briella*

The tiniest bit of hesitation shot through me as Tian said his “vows” to me. I felt myself reeling with shock at his heartfelt confessions. His words brought me back to when I first saw Tian in Celestial City. I had known he was trouble at first glance, but I had convinced myself that he was just a power-hungry general who wanted to take over everything.

I definitely hadn’t been wrong at the time, but my instincts failed to see the layers behind the ...