The Governor’s Wife, His beautiful ruin
Close enough that I felt my chest grow tight from something I didn’t want to name.
“I’ll do anything for you,” he said. “Don’t forget that.”
The words hit me harder than I expected.
The words sent a spark through me and I couldn’t help but smile a bit. He didn’t move away.
If anything, he tilted his head slightly, watching my face like he was waiting for something inside me to break open.
I didn’t breathe for a moment. Then a voice cut through the silence between us
“Theo?”
We both turned.
Mira stood at the far end of the terrace, holding a champagne glass, scanning the area like she’d lost someone. When she finally spotted us, her expression shifted—not shock, not anger, but something uncom