Chapter 128

• Kavian’s POV
• “Because I don’t think Rose would want her dead,” I said quietly, my voice coming out rougher than I intended. “She cares for her son, Tristan. She wouldn’t want us to hurt his mother, even after everything she’s done.” The words tasted bitter on my tongue, because deep down, I did want to hurt that woman—for her role in all this, for the pain she’d caused Rose.
• Shirin exhaled sharply beside me, his chest rising and falling like a bellows. He said nothing for a while, only glared toward the direction of Tristan’s mother. I could tell he was fighting himself, trying to cage the fury that burned behind his eyes.