Ruin Me Slowly, Daddy~~
Then that faint almost-smile again.
“You do.”
My stomach flipped, and I hated how easily he could pull me out of balance without even touching me.
From the side, I could hear Yssa laughing loudly now, completely absorbed in whatever nonsense was happening on her phone, and I silently thanked the universe for her lack of awareness.
Because this conversation…
This was not something she could interrupt.
Nathan’s gaze shifted briefly toward her, then back to me.
“I could sit here and let you pretend all night,” he said, voice calm again, “but I didn’t come here to play along.”