SHATTERED AND TEMPTED
I asked, my voice still rough.
Delilah lifted her head and looked at me, that smirk growing into a full smile. Her eyes sparkled with mischief. “I’m thinking about how good it feels to finally win the stubborn old man’s heart,” she said softly, her voice teasing. “I’ve read so many fantasy novels like this—the big, grumpy, off-limits guy who tries to stay away but ends up claiming the girl anyway. I always loved those stories. But this… this is my reality. I finally got you, Nico.”
Her words hit something deep in me. She looked so happy, so in love with the idea of us. It made my chest tight in a way I wasn’t used to.