Fated Dynasties
If I turned and saw her standing there with bags packed or a lawyer in tow, I’d break.
"I know," I said, my voice sounding like it had been dragged over gravel.
"I told you I was the architect, Ryan. I didn't just build the house. I know how to keep it from burning down."
I finally turned. The breath left my lungs.
Maya wasn't a victim. She wasn't a runaway. She was a goddess of war dressed in white silk and geometric fury. The dress she wore—the one she’d argued with the designer about for weeks—didn't look like a wedding gown anymore. It looked like a declaration of independence. Her eyes were no longer clouded with the hurt I’d put there; they were sharp, bright, and terrifyingly focused.