Page 39 of Betrayed By Sin
“What exactly am I securing?” I ask, my voice barely above a whisper.
Cameron leans forward, resting his elbows on his knees.
“A future where we don’t have to fight for our survival.”
A sharp prickle runs down my spine.I don’t like this.
I glance between them, my pulserising.“Why do I feel like I’m the one being traded in this deal?”
Silence.
Neither of them speaks.
And that silence tells meeverything.
EIGHT
Idon’t sleep that night.
The conversation with Cameron and my mother loops through my mind,each word unraveling into something darker. A deal. A commitment. Loyalty.
Their silence had been the loudest confirmation.
I’m being used for something.
By morning, my chestaches from the weight of the uncertainty, but one thought rises above the rest.
I need to see Sin.
I don’t know what I expect. Maybe anexplanation.Maybe awarning.Maybe just the sound of his voice telling me what Ialready know but don’t want to believe.
Everything is about to change in my life yet again, and I don’t know if I’m ready for it.
Do they want me to become the heir? Move to a different country like Sin and Bria did to start setting up our family name?
I don’t know what it could be but in my heart, all I can imagine is seeinghimright now.
I don’t have to sneak away this time.
No one questions me when I leave the estate.Not Cameron. Not my mother. Not even Maxwell, who silently drives me wherever I ask.
If anything, it feels likethey expect me to go looking for Sin.
I send the message before I lose my nerve.
Magnolia: I need to see you. I’m on my way.
I don’t wait for a reply.
I don’t need to.
Sin already knows. He always knows.
The streets blur around me as the car glides smoothly through the city. My heart beats in time with the rhythm of the road. Each passing second, closer to him. Closer to what we are, even if neither of us can fully define it.
Maxwell doesn’t say a word as I step out of the car, his eyes meeting mine in the rearview mirror for a brief moment, his gaze lingering with worry.
I don’t have time to think of his concern for me, my only thoughts rely on seeing the man I love.
