Kane's POV
My heart snapped into bits the instant my eyes landed on Rose's wearied body in the middle of the bed. Her long wavy hair was now charred and roasted, her silky smooth skin now covered in burns.
Her face was contorted in a grimace, the lines of pain etched deeply into her skin. The suffering had twisted her features, compressing her lips and furrowing her brow. My heart sank, the fire had done a lot of damage. But damn me for feeling this much empathy towards the lady who had been sent to be my undoing, a glaring threat to my birthright.
"I didn't do this, Samantha poured candle wax on hair and lit it on fire!"
Those words slapped my face but I hurriedly blinked the expression away before my mouth drooped to my feet.
Throughout the rest of our argument,I was contempl
