Chapter 102

Eva

"What's wrong with him?" I asked Vic.

It took me a while to get out of that room and tear my eyes away from him. Once I learned he was alive, I envisioned a different union for us both. Thinking back to Vic’s words now, he hasn’t sounded particularly happy when he told me Nox was alive.

Now, I understood why.

“I don’t know,” Vic revealed. “He’s been in this state ever since he was shot. I haven’t been able to find a way to bring him back. It’s like he’s become a lifeless doll.”

When he caught my expression, he apologized. “Sorry. It’s just that I don’t know what to do. I’m desperate. Nox was the head of this operation so to see him like this is more than heartbreaking.”

“He hasn’t been to a doctor?” I asked.

“Kolton is back in action, which makes that impossible for us. He’d come for Nox right away without ever giving him a chance to leave. Let’s not forget that Cyrus is there with him.”

I didn’t have the chance to tell him that he was now mated to Leonora. I could only put my