Chapter 31

Present Day

Kaia's POV

"We really need to stop meeting each other like this" Ares gave me a half smile with his words as he met me at my dad's door. His green eyes held sympathy and sadness when he saw me, Saige, Ren and Elijah approaching.

My heart is heavy but the tears weren't coming like I thought they would. Getting the call about my dad's murder this morning stabbed at my soul. My dad abused me so badly and betrayed my mom and Aziel; I thought, in my worst thoughts, that I would rejoicing in his passing. That I was finally free. But he is still my dad and even though that shouldn't account for much because of how he turned out to be but because of him, I'm here. Because of him, I have Saige and Elios and I had Aziel. 

My dad turned into a monster over his last years and a part of me wants to mourn for him but the majority of me doesn't care to. I want to dance on his grave and break his tombstone like he has do