Chapter 76

Zayan's Point of View

What the fuck was I doing? What the fuck was I thinking? Promising Kamari that she was the one I wanted. That I needed...

All while Eris was home tending to her wounds after a man had beat her senseless. It was a heartless feeling.

I was a coward choosing the easier route.

Instead of facing all the troubles and trauma that Eris and I faced,, I chose her. Instead of admitting Eris had grown and changed, I was willing to chalk it up to her being strange.

Or sinister.

I thanked my father for that. For thinking she was a snake when she was nothing more than a woman that needed help. Comfort. Understanding. Of course, she would be different.

So much time had passed between us. Neither could fully admit that the other person wasn't a stranger. Because we were.

It still didn't stop my mind from wandering to Kamari. How natural it felt to be around her.

After my confession that Eris had been beaten, I could see the color drain out of Kamari's face. The guilt that ate