Alaia
Nick finished his story, and my head could barely understand everything he had said.
"A plan that I came up with in a day, it couldn't fail," he snorted. "I went to see you a day before it all ended, and you were at your house, unaware of it all. I wanted to make sure you were still there." He laughed humorlessly and shook his head.
"I never wanted to hurt you, Alaia. The words I said, I only meant to push you away for the days it would take me to have everything in my hands and be able to decide about my father, about my life, to be free to be by your side, for you to continue being my wife. I know I didn't do it right, but my father's life depended on that imbecile, and you were at risk. Killian didn't care about his son; it was clear that he represented a danger to you, so I de
