KAIDA REED POV

Nessa sat across from me, her eyes boring into my desk like it was the most important thing in the room.

I waited patiently, a strange sensation churning in my chest because I had a vague idea of why she'd finally decided to show up in front of me.

Nessa had been a good friend to me. Even in my past life, she had never done anything to hurt me. She had always been there for me, protecting me the best way she could.

But everything was different now.

And if, after all she had seen and heard on the news about who her brother really was,...