Chapter 45 : Taking the Reins

*Cole’s POV*

I never thought I could hate someone more than Zara but at that moment, after the bomb, I never hated anyone more than Lila Wrenn.

She brought my mate into this, got him captured by Zara, and doomed him to hell and back. The worst part? I couldn’t save him or even kill him to spare him the pain.

No, U was forced to watch and bite my tongue because that was Leo, that was my mate. I was okay with dying but I wasn’t okay with Leo dying.

It would be so easy to tear out Lila’s throat, grab her by the shoulders and shake her till her head fell off, screaming and demanding answers. But that’s not what Zara wanted and what Zara wanted, she got. I learned that long ago.

So even though it hurt, I dragged Lila out of the warehouse even as she weakly fought me, following behind Zara and my mate.

It had been a while since I'd seen Zara so happy. Usually, she was stressed and took it out on me, but not only did she manage to capture Lila, she got Leo DuBose too.