"You owe me a debt, Aria. And I always collect." Kaius’s voice was a blade against my throat, his eyes black with a warning I should’ve heeded. When I laughed in his face, he struck back—with words sharper than any knife. "That thing growing inside you? It’s a problem. And problems get erased." My blood turned to ice. His own child. A sob clawed at my chest, but I bared my teeth instead. "Try it, and I’ll burn your world down with you inside it." He didn’t flinch. "Have the abortion, or lose everything. Choose." I chose survival. I married a stranger. I buried my heart. But now, Kaius Blackwood is back—and he’s not here to apologize.