Chapter Fifty
“It wasn’t her fault that they died, it was mine. I killed my parents.” She looked down at her hands clasped around the strap of the bag and suddenly it made sense. Why she would agree to do whatever Lucian wanted.
Letting him claim her, letting Bash and I claim her. It wasn't just about keeping her sister safe. Our mate was punishing herself.
“You can’t love me, you don’t know me. You don’t know what I’ve done.”
“I killed them,” Cass said, her voice shaking as she tried to fight back a sob.
“Oh, little bird,” Lucian said, wrapping his arms around her shoulders. She shook and I felt pain move through me just as sharp as before.
I reached out, taking the strap of the bag from her hands and putting it on the floor beside the bed. Grabbing her hand, I held it in both o
