Chapter 165

Harper

“He did,” Declan said quietly. There was no hesitation in his voice, no doubt. Just certainty. “My father is a monster. And if we don’t stop him, he’ll do much worse.”

I turned to look at him then. His jaw was tight, his eyes dark with something that went far deeper than anger. This wasn’t just fear or rage—this was experience. The kind that comes from growing up knowing exactly what someo