Chapter 1763

"No," Zion said. "Then why? Why didn't he come to see me ever since that kidnapping incident?" Maeve stared at the photo on the gravestone, feeling as though Levi were still alive and smiling at her from within the frame. Zion said, "He didn't want to drag you into it. He didn't want you to get hurt." The Lucent was too powerful—so powerful that not even Levi could shield her completely during that disaster aimed at the Hackett family. Ultimately, the only way to protect her was to leave her. To cut ties so cleanly that she'd never be dragged into his chaos again. But life never goes as planned. Too much happened since then. Levi had come to terms with the truth—he could never be the ideal partner Maeve needed. The chasm between them wasn't just life and death—it was far deeper than that. Levi couldn't give Maeve the stable life she deserved. Facing The Lucent made that impossible. She was his Achilles' heel, his one fatal weakness, and one he could never allow anyone to se