로그인I've wanted him for as long as I can remember. My father's best friend. Forbidden. Untouchable. But that only makes me want him more."Sorcha has spent years longing for Karios—the man who commands every room but refuses to see her.She’s not a child anymore. And when her father leaves her in Karios’s care, it’s the chance she’s been waiting for.”But what she doesn't know is that Karios isn’t as unaffected as he seems.Alone in his house, she’s determined to make him see her. Want her. Lose control.” And once he gives in… there’s no turning back.”
더 보기Elena may have started the game… but I’m not going down without a fight.The thought lingered long after Sorcha left the café.She crossed the campus with steadier steps than she felt, her bag slung over her shoulder, her face carefully composed. Around her, life went on as usual. Students laughed. Someone argued loudly on the phone. A couple kissed near the fountain, careless and open.It all felt unreal.She wished she could go back to just yesterday—when she had been curled up in Karios’s arms, warm and safe, before Elena came back and shattered everything.The ringing of her phone pulled her from her thoughts.Sorcha reached into her bag, her fingers trembling slightly as she brought out her phone. Her breath caught when she saw the name on the screen.Karios.Surprise flickered through her. They hadn’t spoken since last night. She’d half convinced herself he had decided to give up on her.“Karios,” she said as she answered.At first, there was only silence.Her heart stuttered. F
Sorcha slung her bag over her shoulder, trying to act normal as she stepped into the college quad. The sunlight felt harsh, sharp against her skin, and every laugh, every passing student seemed to echo in her chest like a reminder of how small and fragile she felt.Her mind replayed breakfast over and over. Elena’s smirk, Karios sitting silently beside her, her dad oblivious… the tension had been unbearable. And now, with Karios gone with Elena, she was alone with the weight of fear pressing down on her.I have to see someone. I can’t deal with this alone.Her two best friends, Ava and celeste, were the first people she thought of. They had always been there, always listened, never judged — at least not for her crush on Karios. They didn’t know the full story, but they knew she cared deeply, obsessively even.She arrived at her first lecture, trying to focus on the professor’s monotone, but her thoughts kept wandering. Every word Elena had said echoed in her mind: “You didn’t win… be
Chapter 17The silence at the table stretched.Damien’s frown deepened as he looked from Elena to Karios, then to Sorcha. Something felt off. He could feel it.“A good time?” he repeated slowly. “What are you talking about?”Elena lifted her cup, taking an unhurried sip of her coffee. “Nothing,” she said lightly. “I was just teasing. You know how men are when they don’t get enough sleep.”Karios said nothing.His jaw was tight, his gaze fixed on his plate as if it required his full concentration. Sorcha could feel the shift in him, the way his body had gone rigid the moment Elena spoke. Her pulse thudded painfully in her ears.Damien laughed, giving Elana a fond look neither Sorcha nor Karios saw “you sure know us men” Elena smiled at him. Warm and affectionate.But when her eyes slid back to Sorcha, the smile vanished.It was brief, just a flicker but Sorcha caught it. The coldness there made her stomach knot.They ate in near silence after that.Forks scraped softly against plate
“Karios.”Damien’s voice rang out again, his footsteps moving toward the stairs.Elena was the first to react. She didn’t care if her husband and Sorcha were together — at least not right now. She was acting. She wasn’t about to let Damien catch them like this. Not yet. She still needed this.“I’ll go downstairs and distract him,” she said in a low voice. “Get dressed and come down. And don’t think this conversation is over. I won’t say anything to Damien. That doesn’t mean I’m putting this behind me. We’ll continue this tomorrow.”Her face was still tight with anger.Then she turned on her heel and left, the door closing softly behind her.The moment it did, Sorcha’s legs gave out. She slid down until she was sitting on the floor, staring at nothing. The courage she’d forced herself to hold onto while speaking to Elena drained out of her all at once.Elena had caught them.Her chest felt tight as she tried to breathe. Elena hadn’t told her father. That should have been a relief, but
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