Chapter 121 Awakened The Beast

ZIRA James' words shocked me, but I wasn't ready to trust him yet. "Why should I tell you? You seem to know more than you let on." He laughed as if there was some inside joke I was missing. "I told you about Maria and how she was killed by a jealous witch." I nodded even though I knew he wasn't waiting for me to answer. "Alaia was that witch. I grew up with her, and during that time, she grew an attachment to me. Unfortunately, it made her vindictive to anyone who showed me affection. Even after I took Maria as a mate, that didn't stop her from her ridiculous ideas of us being together. Those ideas led her to kill the only woman I've ever loved." He sat closer to me and grabbed my hands. "Then you came into my life, and everything that happened to Maria flooded my brain. I started thinking, if Alaia finds out about you-" "But she has Isaiah," I yelled before covering my mouth and making sure I didn't wake Arias. "I don't understand why she still sees me as a threat." James laughed. "We