The Sin of His Obsession
A chessboard.
He found Isabel. His protégé. His beautiful, broken queen. She was still in love with Aiden, still obsessed with the life they could have had. She was the perfect pawn, a willing participant in a game she believed was about getting her love back. She thought she was running the game. She didn't know that she was just another piece on the board, a powerful piece, but a piece nonetheless. He had used her longing and her bitterness against Aiden to his advantage. He had led her to believe that if she could just bring Aiden to him, she would finally win him back. It was a beautiful lie, a magnificent piece of his architecture.