Alaric’s POV
Seeing Richard Auburn again felt like just another turn in this terrible nightmare. Immediately, I stood and placed myself between Richard and my son.
Maybe Cara’s other brothers could forgive Richard’s actions against Cara, but I never would.
“What the hell are you doing here?” I demanded. “Get the hell out.”
“Now, wait a minute, Alaric,” Ryan said. “Hear us out.”
“What is there to hear? This monster isn’t coming anywhere near my family.”
“I’m sorry for what I’ve done in the past,” Richard said. “Truly.”
“He only wants to help,” said another voice in the group, from a woman I had not seen in years. Ruby, Cara’s best friend. I must have looked at her so strangely that she felt compelled to respond. “He and I have been research partners for some time. We’ve been looking
