It took me the entire day to get the courage to talk to Scarlett for the first time in years. After I’d found her with Roman four years ago, I’d vowed I wouldn’t speak with her unless I had gained the strength to sever our mate bond for good. And when I finally had, I hadn’t turned back.
Somehow though, she had managed to weasel her way back between Roman and me, except this time, she couldn’t tear us apart because neither one of us wanted or cared about her like that anymore.
“Kylo,” Scarlett purred as I shuffled down the stone steps into the dungeon. She sat with her back against the wall, silver metal bounding and burning into her wrists and ankles. “I never thought I’d see you and Roman be civil.”
civil.I leaned against the wall, crossed my arms over my chest, and stared at the woma
