Estela POV
“No,” I protested, shaking my head. “That’s not possible. No matter what happened between us in the past, no matter how badly Killian wants the kids, he would never hurt his own mother. He’s devastated by her loss,” I explained, feeling a mix of confusion and growing certainty that Eric was completely off track.
“Devastated by the loss or by the guilt?” Eric suggested grimly, his voice low.
“The investigators said it was a woman who killed her,” I reminded him. “If Killian had done this, her head wouldn’t still be on her neck.”
“Of course, they said that,” Eric insisted. “You’re being framed for the crime, so it would have to look like a woman did it, whether that’s the truth or not. And that man almost killed me for just suggesting the kids weren’t his. Do you really think
