Chapter 160

• Ivan's POV
• I was still rubbing slow circles over Nathan’s back, my palm resting between his shoulder blades as he sat stiffly on the edge of the hotel bed. He hadn't said a word since Vanessa walked out with that smug expression, backed by an overpriced legal team that clearly had a reputation for buying freedom for the damned.
• I hated that he had to go through all that. Hated that it happened under my nose. And I hated even more that I hadn’t been able to stop it.