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Chapter 19: Temptation in the Silence

작가: Cleo Atree
last update 게시일: 2026-04-22 16:37:33

“You don’t even know how to take care of yourself,” he said, his voice low but edged with something unyielding. His eyes didn’t waver sharp, piercing yet beneath that intensity lay a quiet tenderness that struck deeper than any harsh word ever could.

His fingers grazed her arm.

Slow.

Intentional.

As though she were something fragile. As though even the thought of her pain was unacceptable.

“Don’t you understand?” he murmured, softer now. “Your body… it’s not something to neglect. It’s preciou
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