In Love With My Enemy
I knew I had to convince him, had to make him understand that my fear wasn’t of the cold, hard walls of a prison, but of the cold, hard man who had shaped my entire life.
“I’ll do anything,” I choked out, the desperation clear in my voice. “Just don’t let him find out. Don’t let him know I failed. Please…”
Lucas’s eyes narrowed as he slowly re-entered the apartment, the door clicking shut behind him. The sound was final, like the closing of a trap. He approached me, his movements deliberate, controlled, as if he were a predator stalking its prey. He stopped just inches away, his presence overwhelming, suffocating.