Chapter 51 Separating The Chains

• Eli’s POV
• My secrets' weight was finally falling on me. Ava's expression betrayed both fury and loyalty, and I could see why. Believing it was safer that way, I had kept her in the dark for so long. But here she was, putting together the elements of my life I had always sought to divide.
• "I did everything for Ava, all for you. Every danger, every lie—I was attempting to guard you, my voice unvarnished.