But the silence was not peaceful. It was thick with tension, with the weight of what had been, what could be, and what was still to come. My mind wandered unwillingly to the life we had been forced into together, the marriage that had begun with chains and cruelty. I thought of Roman, of the heat, the forbidden moments, the stolen kisses that had nothing to do with obligation and everything to do with desire. The contrast was unbearable. One man, cruel and violent, bound to me by law and family, lying helpless before me. Another man, untouchable in his own way, dangerous and thrilling, occupying my thoughts and igniting desires I had no right to indulge.I shook my head, trying to banish Roman from my thoughts, trying to focus on the man who needed me now. Viktor. The man I had married under duress. The man who had forced himself on me, who had treated me as property rather than a person. And yet, he was bleeding, dying, and I was the one who had to keep him alive.The nurse returned
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