Chapter 18 Shadow Of A Secret

Alaric's POV

I couldn't watch her sob. It cut through me like a blade. This was not a servant crying over a broken dish. It is not a soldier weeping for a lost comrade.

It was the sound of a soul being hollowed out. I could not bear to see her cry.

She looked so small. She looked fragile. I left Cassian standing like a fool. I moved to her. I