A THOUSAND GOOD-BYES
“I know that whatever drove you out into this rain without a coat must have cut deep. And I know that look in your eyes, little wolf. It’s the look of someone wanting to burn their own world down.”
“Maybe I do,” I whispered, the alcohol making me dangerously honest. I leaned my elbow on the bar, tilting my head toward him. “I was just a foolish, submissive wife. I thought if I cooked the perfect dinners, kept the penthouse clean and stayed quiet, my husband would eventually look at me like I mattered. Turns out, I was just a cover. A pretty shield to hide his real life.”
The stranger didn't interrupt me. His expression simply hardened, his dark eyes tracking the movement of my lips with a he