Nykka had been right. Irabel did think Romaldo had had a hand in her family’s death. Whoever they were. Because, clearly, the family he’d presented and hoped to make her smile with, was not it. The murderous intent in her eyes had said it all too when he’d attempted to apologize for not letting her know that her mother and brother were alright. But more than that, it was the pain in her eyes that had got to him the most. He'd been accused of cruelty before. Some of it lies while some it was the truth as was expected during wars, but none of those accusations had gotten to him as hers did. Hell, she hadn't even accused him of it yet, at least not to his face and definitely not involving her birth family. She’d called him a murderer once, but had never said any more.
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