Chapter 187

Violet’s P.O.V.

Days passed since Arianna, Cole’s twin sister, confirmed the worst.

Lorenzo’s father was not Dominic, and that indescribable peace I’d been feeling had slipped through my fingers like freshly melted snow.

Whoever claimed that time heals all, clearly wasn’t talking about fear, because I was as terrified as ever. To make matters worse, hours after speaking with Arianna we arrived back at Sylvia’s estate to find a letter resting on the pillow atop my bed.

The red envelope was identical to the stack my mother had received over the years. Inside was a note—a note with two words that made my blood run cold.

‘Always mine.’

It could’ve been there minutes, hours, or even days.

After that, Hael gifted me a replacement necklace. The one that led him to the abandoned mall had been destroyed when I shifted. This one was of the same design, a padlock with the words my heart engraved in the metal. The only difference was that it was on a chord and not a chain. While it could be cut