Aliya’s POV

It was no secret that my life had been a complete wreck from the night I lost my mom, right up to this moment, when I’d just learned the only man who once made life worth living might be about to lose his own.

The taste of revenge had never been this bitter. It wasn’t satisfying—it was hollow. All purpose and all drive, suddenly drained out of me.

It had been a full week since I last saw or heard from Liam and his nut job of a sister, after she nearly tried to kill me for the second time.

I should have felt relieved they were finally...