“Let’s be honest, Cedric. You don’t want me back. You want to finish the job. You can’t bear the idea of having me out here, alive, of having had your order disobeyed. You can’t tolerate the existence of a child with tainted blood—”
“That’s enough, Leanna!”
It’s not Cedric who raises his voice, but Erik. Cedric is silent, his lips pressed together so tight that they’re white. He looks tormented.
“That’s quite enough,” Erik says, disapproval heavy in his tone. “You’re being unfair here, Leanna, and you know it.”
My jaw tightens. Perhaps I was a little cruel with my words, but I didn’t give Cedric even a taste of the torment I went through. “Fine. But I want him to stay away from me.”
Erik sighs. “Cedric is the one providing security for you and Finn. He and his people will be guarding
