Selling Myself
He froze for a moment, shifting his gaze awkwardly away from mine.
"I didn't say that. It's just that… Aria has it harder than you."
His voice lowered, a hint of softness returning to his eyes.
"Harper, do you even know what kind of man Adrian is?"
I rubbed my arm where his fingers had bruised me, my voice unnervingly calm.
"A man who can shoot Father in cold blood obviously isn't a good man."
His throat bobbed, and his face gave a slight twitch.
"I hear he's volatile. That he'll put a gun to anyone's head on a whim, and that he's also…" He turned his face away, his voice barely audible. "...a sadist."