Lilith pov

“What?” I breathed, disbelief lacing my voice.

Did I hear him right?

Didn’t Seraphina make him promise not to have anything to do with me or she’d break the bond?

He had agreed to that. So why… why now?

As if he could read the questions in my eyes, Kael took a hesitant step closer, his expression tight with guilt.

“Lilith, your father made me promise to look after you if anything ever happened to him,” he said softly. “I know I’ve failed that promise, and it’s been eating me alive. I can’t think straight, I can’t sleep. I’m worried about you, Lilith…”

His voice faltered for a...