My Forbidden Brother
And the lips—a deep, bruised-plum stain that looked like I’d been eating forbidden fruit.
Through the mirror, I watched Adrian. He was a statue. He didn't look at his phone. He didn't read a magazine. He sat in the shadows, his eyes fixed on me with a terrifying, silent focus. It wasn't the look of a brother, or even a lover. It was the look of a creator watching his masterpiece take form.
"The nails," Adrian noted, standing up as the stylists finished. He walked over and took my hand, his fingers cool against mine. He examined the fresh, almond-shaped tips, painted in a black so deep it looked like obsidian. "Perfect."
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