Chapter 111

Gray POV

When Alyssa looks at me, I already know what’s running through her head. Her eyes plead with me, but behind that desperation is a determination I’ve never seen before.

She’s going to sacrifice herself. Whatever bullshit he’s feeding her has wormed its way into her brain, convincing her that she has no other choice and going with him is the only way to protect her child.

I can’t let it happen.

I know I made her a promise, but now, watching her stare down the devil himself, I can’t go through with it. If I let her walk away with him, King will fucking kill me—and I won’t even fight back because I’ll deserve it.

Even worse than that, I’ll have to live with myself knowing that I failed her. Again.

Isaac’s playing his hand perfectly, like the smug, manipulative asshole he is. Dragging the law into this was a bitch move, and he knows it. He’s got just enough leverage to make Alyssa think she’s cornered, but what he doesn’t know is that w