Chapter Twenty-Six
“Isobel, I want you here. I want you to know what happened.” Leo said, standing straight. He walked over, crouching down in front of me. His hands were warm as he stroked his thumbs over my knuckles.
“Leo,’” I whispered, my heart catching in my throat.
“We were together, but he was right when he said we shared. Cyrus and I…” He paused, thinking over his next words. “We shared a lover and I thought she was the one. But she wasn’t. She didn’t love both of us. She was just using me.”
“Oh, Leo,” I whispered, squeezing his fingers with mine. Wishing that I could take some of the hurt away from him.
“I thought it was real and that the three of us could be together. That she loved us as we loved her.” He looked down at our clasped hands. His auburn hair fell into his fa
