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Chapter 48

Author: Rosewillz
last update Last Updated: 2025-06-08 03:08:29

Rhysand

The sudden silence of the room was deafening, Payne's expecting eyes filled me with guilt. How was I supposed to explain that I was having feelings for a woman, not just any woman, but someone supposed to be my step-sister?

I gulped down the glass of wine and reached for the bottle, but Payne's hands moved forward stopping my actions, his voice softened as he spoke in an unusually serious tone, “Talk to me Rhysand, I'm not here to judge you but listen, I just want to know.”

I glanced at him for a single moment before looking away, but that is all it took for him to understand.

“You like her.” He whispered and I didn't reply.

After Joe and Sandra's betrayal, Payne had been my closest friend, when I'd been down on my luck, he'd supported me even when he had nothing himself, he knew everything about me, my nuances and suffering, it was no surprise he'd understood my eyes even with saying a word.

I knew I could count on him to understand and to listen without judgment, yet I strug
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