LEILANI’S POV

Ares wanted me.

My voice was stuck in my throat as I watched the sincerity in his eyes. I didn’t know what to believe but my heart was telling me to believe and trust him. From the moment I met Ares even with the overconfident aura he had been himself. Ares didn’t apologize for the way he was, and I didn’t expect him to. He knew his worth just as I knew mine and he presented his knowledge to the world.

What reason would he have to ...