Chapter 14

Because of that, Theron became the target of ambush after ambush. At one point, he was ready to give up and take the entire Nightbriar family down with him. Against all odds, however, he was the only one who survived. He lost his memory and was taken in by Kaelis, who treated him like her brother and gave him a name—Bryan. Whenever her relationships fell apart, Kaelis would often come to the villa to look after him, pouring kindness onto him as if this could patch up the emptiness in her own heart. It was with her that Theron first felt what it meant for his heart to stir. And for the first time, he understood what it meant to feel someone else's pain. Every time Theron heard about Kaelis being mistreated by Garrick, it broke his heart so badly that he wanted to tear Garrick apart. But he couldn't, because Kaelis still loved him. All Theron could do was wait for her to slowly get over Garrick, finally give up on him, and slowly fall in love with Theron on her own. And whenever s