Kara POV I can't keep stalling time and Jade was right, I need to discuss it with my men. My men. That phrase sounds so weird yet so right. I never thought that I would ever find two men who would love me for me. Two men who would be willing to protect me without even knowing the truth. Two men who would give me the world with no questions asked. " We know something happened yesterday, Kara. We need to know what. We need to know who that man was and why he was attacking you." Lance says, his expression serious as well. I take a deep breath, trying to steady my nerves. This is it. " The man...his name is Valentine." I start, my voice trembling. " He's my ex-husband." There, I said it. The words hang in the air, heavy and suffocating. I wait for their reactions, for the questions,

