“I’ll do it.”

The words reverberated through Layla’s ears and she could hardly believe that she had just said them. When she was met with silence, she looked up at Atreus who was watching her. His eyes were filled with genuine surprise.

He took a step closer to her. “Are you sure?” he asked in a hoarse voice as if he were fighting back something primal within himself.

Looking into his eyes that burned with something unidentifiable, she ...