Liam's P.O.V.
My heartbeat thundered in my ears, a steady drum of desperation I couldn't shake off. The memory of last night—the confession, the kiss, the raw promise I had made—still lingered on my lips. But what came after had been worse.
Eldur was coming for Mai. And I didn't know how to stop him.
I had my memories back—the ones he stole from me. And I sure as hell wasn't going to let him take anything else. Not my life. Not Mai.
No one was going to know I had my memories back. Not my parents. Not even Mai. For now, I intended to keep things the way they were.
Because if anyone found out, they'd try to take her from me.
And that? That wasn't happening.
I wasn't sure when this fierce possessiveness had settled in my chest, but I wasn't about to fight it.
Mai was mine.
And I would do whatever it took to keep it that way.
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