Sinfully His
When his eyes finally meet mine, they’re dark, stormy, and haunted.
“Because I had a reputation to live up to,” he says, his voice quiet and laced with bitterness. “A family that demanded I be someone I didn’t want to be. Someone ruthless. Someone who didn’t question orders.”
I stay silent, sensing there’s more.
He runs a hand through his hair, his fingers shaking slightly. “But I couldn’t give them exactly that. So, I found another way. A way that didn’t leave room for hesitation, for second-guessing. The world I lived in — it doesn’t forgive weakness. It doesn’t allow it.”