Whisper of Thoughts
Watching her, I saw a flash of raw, desperate longing in Evelyn's eyes that she quickly tried to mask.
A shocking realization hit me: Evelyn, the girl who feigned interest only in wealth and status, was secretly in love with our volatile cousin.
It was a toxic, forbidden secret that could tear the remaining pieces of this family apart if my father discovered it, especially given Lucas’s unstable nature.
The house was becoming a powder keg of dark secrets, waiting for a single spark to ignite an explosion.
Unable to breathe in the suffocating air of the drawing-room, I navigated the dark corridors back to the basement, seeking the only person who made me feel secure.