Jayden POV
Kaif remains quiet, yet I can feel him too, and I know he hates what I am planning to do. He hates me for it. But at the same time, he feels guilty for hurting her, and after he does that, it opens his eyes to the reality of the inevitable future that awaits her if she stays with us.
Kaif knows there is no escaping it, but I refuse for her to become the next Octavian woman to pay the price for a feud they weren't part of.
“Tomorrow, I will take you back home. It is too late now, and I need to get to work,” I tell her with a sharp nod as if I need to reassure myself I’m doing the right thing. I know I am.
“What?” she gasps out the question as she shakes her head and pulls her nightie on. “What for?” Marabella frowns as the question slips out of her lips. I can hear it in her voice, how confused she is.
I turn around to face her. She truly seems confused as she slowly climbs into my bed and pulls the covers over her naked legs. Marabella pats the spot beside her, urging me to
