KAIDA REED POV

Tonight would have to be the night I finally put an end to everything.

The thought crossed my mind again as I glanced up, my mouth curving into a smile while I watched Zavian cook. He looked completely at ease, moving around the kitchen as though, after I told him everything, the worry that'd been on his mind had somehow magically disappeared, and maybe it had, since, as he said, he knew what to do now.

It's too bad I would be the one to make the first move.

I watched him, tilting my head as he ran his finger through his hair, the veins on his...