Dragged away by his parents, Killian burned with rage. He slammed his fist into the wall with a bone-cracking impact, knuckles splitting open as blood smeared the surface. Every fiber of his being screamed at him to turn back—to find Liora. He knew that if he didn't go now, she might slip away forever.
But the moment he took a step forward, Felix's sharp voice cracked like a whip behind him. "Killian! You chose Lila back then. Liora stood by you for five years, and what did you do? A trail of shameful mistakes! Now that she's found someone richer, what makes you think she'd ever come back to you?"
"Since the Thornes show no mercy, don't blame us for doing the same. Instead of chasing her, use your brain to recover the project!"
"Enough!"
The words struck like gunpowder ignited. Killian
