From Rejected to Rafael's
I remember thinking, on the drive over, that I would feel sorry for him.
Then I saw him.
Rafael Belmont at twenty-seven was the most beautiful and the most terrifying thing I'd ever stood in front of. He wore his grief like armor, his face blank, his posture controlled, nothing escaping through the cracks. But the moment his eyes met mine across the room, something happened that I still couldn't name.
The world went very quiet.
Just for a second.