A TASTE OF SIN의 모든 챕터: 챕터 1 - 챕터 5

My heart felt like bursting out of my chest.Every breath I took in made my throat raw, dry and desperate, like my body was begging for water and being cruelly ignored. The muscles in my legs screamed with every step, a deep, throbbing ache that traveled from my calves straight up into my hips. I felt unsteady, like if I slowed down even a fraction more, my body would simply give up and fold in on itself.I was right on the edge of shutting down. It was miserable, bonedeep, all-consuming exhaustion and it made the anger burn hotter.Hudson Capaldi, on the other hand, looked infuriatingly composed.He ran ahead of me at an easy, steady pace, posture relaxed, strides smooth, like this was nothing more than a warm-up. Every time I glanced at him, it felt like someone was tossing more fuel onto the already raging fire in my chest. He didn’t even look back. Didn’t acknowledge the punishment, the loss, or the fact that this entire situation was his fault.I was seriously considering the po

“Liam, where were you?”My mother’s voice followed me up the staircase and down the barely lit hall. I startled so badly when I heard that dominant voice of hers suddenly behind me. I nearly knocked over the antique vase perched on its pedestal near the landing, one of her prized possessions that no one is allowed to touch.I caught the vase just in time and exhaled.When I turned, she was already there, arms crossed, watching me with that look, the one that said she’d been worried but would never admit it outright.“I was at school practicing but we lost again,” I said with a groan, tilting my head back until it brushed the wall. “And Hudson got on my nerves.” I added.She clicked her tongue softly, clearly unimpressed, and followed me as I pushed open the door to my room. She stood near the doorway for a moment, then moved closer, perching on the edge of the chair next to my bed.“I don’t like it when you come back late,” she said, softer now. “I get worried.”“I’m fine, Mom,” I mut