Kalilah POV

“Long time no see.”

I stiffened the second I heard his voice.

It was a voice that haunted my dreams. I wished I could live my life without ever hearing it again, but obviously, I wasn’t going to get that wish.

He had followed me to Portland, determined to make me pay for what I had done.

“You made a mistake in coming here,” I warned.

But I could smell how many he brought with him. More people than I thought.

It wasn’t good.

I wouldn’t show fear, however.

“No, my dear, you made a mistake in ever leaving me or thinking you could ever be free of...