SECOND SIN
The lie came smoothly, a final performance.
A glimmer of triumphant excitement lit up Noah’s eyes, and he licked his lips in anticipation. “Don’t disappoint me, Nate,” he warned, but the threat was hollow, overwhelmed by his own eager want.
Nathan looked directly at him, committing this last, twisted moment to memory. “No,” he said, the lie tasting like freedom. “I won’t disappoint you, Noah.”