Narda's POV
One look at Axle's eyes and I braced myself for the worst because the man standing before me had become unrecognisable.
"This can't continue," he said, voice steady but laced with an exhaustion that cut deeper than any scream ever could. My heart shattered before he even finished the sentence, the echo of his words wrapping around my ribs like chains.
My mouth was dry, but I forced the words out. "What the hell are you saying? You hired me, Axle. You. You said your son needed me... You begged me to do this… that I was good for Liam. That I was what he needed to move past his mother's demise until he was old enough to understand." I swallowed, fighting the tremor in my throat. "I never asked for this. I never even wanted to be much more wanting to take your place in h
