Surrogate for My Sister's Mate
Then I leaned in, slow and careful, pressing my lips to hers.
At first, she froze, her breath catching, but then she melted into the kiss, her arm curling around my shoulder. There was a quiet kind of hope in the way she held me, something fragile and trusting. Like she was handing me a piece of herself and praying I wouldn’t break it.
When we finally pulled apart, her forehead rested lightly against mine. I could feel the tension still lingering in her, and the worry she couldn’t quite hide.
“She might not,” Rosentine whispered, her voice like the thinnest thread. “Rosalia… she, she might still hate me.”
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