Triple Temptation
she asked, a small smile on her lips.
"Like you actually care," he grumbled, his tone turning serious again. "Because I do, Rhea. More than you know." He closed his eyes momentarily, then opened them, a shadow passing over his features. "Seraphina… Ash loved her so much. When she died, it was as if a part of him died too. And seeing you, with Darius… it just made me remember all that fear. That helplessness. I'm not going to let that happen to you. Never."