The revelation shattered me, but I did my best to conceal my emotions.

I can only imagine who had hunted them. I knew he was referring to his mother, Eve. She must have tried to find Penelope for years, though I never cared about where she went. Now, however, I wished I had cared.

"She betrayed me," I hissed, stepping closer to him, my voice dangerously low.

"She was trying to save you!" Nicolas roared, his voice cutting through the argument. "She was trying to save herself and those kids, and you—" He pointed at me, his face twisted with rage. "You let her burn for it. You let her...