Song recommendation: Before you go—Lewis Capaldi.
I thought about it a lot while writing this chapter XO
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She slid the ring off her finger but he stopped her before it was halfway off.
"Why?" He asked.
"Why?" The question was a laugh on her tongue. "Because I can't do this anymore. My only remaining family is in danger. This is the only way I can save her."
He couldn't believe it. He pulled her into the apartment to get her out of the hallway. "Are you implying my family attacked Sianna? Last I checked, it was a member of La Rose Noire. At least it seemed so from your speculation."
"My speculation was wrong. It was a rogue who should have been dead ages ago but because he isn't, your family got a hold of him and used him to go after my mother." She was overwhelmed. "I'm sorry, Carlos. We have to end this engagement."
"We don't 'have' to do anything."