Malik’s POV
The very foundation of Blackthorn was built on secrets, it has always been like this, it was something about this place that just knew just when to break you with information you didn’t request for. The old stone held whispers, absorbed grief on days it needed and then when you least wanted them, they just crept back to you.
More than ever, I wish the walls had kept quiet, I wish they had protected me , instead it betrayed me, totally threw me under the bus.
I didn’t mean to listen, honestly…I didn’t. I came looking for Eve when I saw how intense the conversation between her and Dorian looked, I should have just turned, but I needed to make sure she was safe, I knew I treated her like an egg, like she would break if I didn’t try to hold her together, it was something I ha
