liams pov

I know what you’re thinking. I lied about myself and what I was, but I kept thinking about the women who appeared to me, telling me I needed to protect Zayla.

I thought it was the right thing to do because I had a strong feeling that Zayla needed me.

Even if I get penalized by the council, Ron suggested he would keep them off my case and not answer any calls from my father.

I couldn’t explain why I felt so drawn to her, why I questioned everything I knew, what I had been taught to do, everything that was drummed in me.

For a girl, I only knew for a short time, but being next to her seeing her smile, and laugh, oh that laugh is enchanting.

The way her eyes lit up when she was happy and how the sparks that erupted when we touched or hugged made me feel things. I didn’t know where possible I was an excellent warrior, always following orders.

She wasn’t like those monsters, neither was her family.

Alex and Zander went too far in attacking Zayla and her friend. I made a silent promise to ma