PUCKING MY EX BOYFRIEND RIVAL FOR REVENGE
I looked out the massive window toward the dark, sprawling gardens, where the moonlight hit the fountain in the center.
"Because of her," I repeated. "There is something about her, Liam. I can’t explain it. It’s not just the bond, and it’s not just the way she looks at me. It’s the way she survives. She fights a war every single day, a war against poverty, against the pack, against the expectations, and she does it with this quiet, stubborn dignity. She doesn't need a title to be strong. She just is."
Liam broke into a slow, crooked smile. He didn't mock me. He didn't point out the danger. Instead, he just looked at me with a kind of relief.