Chapter 857

Hearing Maeve's words, Zion set down the reagent he was working with, stepped out of the danger zone, and removed his protective gear. "You know I didn't mean that," he said softly. Maeve knew he wasn't intentionally avoiding her. He simply couldn't face her after failing to protect her. "I heard you burned down Larson Manor last night," she uttered. "Did Levi tell you that?" "Does it matter who told me? Just answer—did you do it?" "Yes, I did…" he admitted. At that moment, Zion looked like a student caught in a misdeed. "I wanted to kill him," he confessed, his voice low and troubled. "Then why didn't you?" "Because I didn't want you to be with a man tainted with blood." He had once promised Maeve a clean, unblemished version of himself. Everything else might change, but he would never allow anyone to endanger her safety. A man who couldn't protect the woman he loved wasn't worthy of the name. Seeing Zion's downcast eyes, Maeve wrapped her arms around him and sa