Mason couldn’t help but take a step back.

Zoe said with quivering lips, “Don’t push me, or I’ll take care of your precious Lilith!”

…

He gulped.

After a brief moment, he said softly, “I thought you could duck out of the way back then! I didn’t do it because I love her. You’re the one I…”

He stopped abruptly. He was about to say that Zoe was the one he loved and that he didn’t harbor any feelings toward Lilith.

However, he chose to protect Lilith, instead of Zoe, when it mattered the most