Zade's Pov

The moment the gates shut behind me, I lost it.

“Fuck!” I roared, my fist slamming into the stone wall so hard cracks spread through it. My knuckles split, blood spilling, but I didn’t feel the pain. I didn’t care.

How dare Caspian stand outside my gates and demand her from me? How dare he speak of Liam like he was his son? My ribs still burned from where that bastard had struck me before, the pain reminding me of every ounce of humiliation I had swallowed.

I would never swallow it again.

Kiera’s voice cut through my fury, soft, careful. “Zade, please calm down…”

“Don’t tell me...