Violet’s POV

I didn’t even know why my legs had carried me to his office.

After what he did to me yesterday, I Shouldn't be here.

But here I was...

Somewhere inside me--- beneath all the bruises, all the bitter silences, all the cold mornings--- I still believed that something in Xaden might be worth saving. That maybe, if I walked in and reminded him of who we were… of who he used to be… he might look at me and come to his senses.

But gods, I was wrong.

So very wrong.

The moment I ...