Page 64 of Sinner's Obsession

“Thank you. Why did you leave it like that?”

“My mother.”

“How come I haven’t seen her?”

You’re the only person she hates more than me.But I can’t tell her that. So I say, “She’ll come when she’s ready.”

Aurora blinks and says, “It’s because of—”

“Yes, it was bad for her.”

Aurora bites down on her lower lip. “She blames me?”

“My mother is still bitter about my father’s betrayal.”

“How did you take their affair?”

“I thought they were stupid. But love makes you do stupid things.”

“My father killed them.”

“How do you know that?”

“So, he was right,” she says to herself.

I see red. She better hope I never find out whoheis. Every small progress gets her nearer to me and farther away from that fucker. I can already imagine pummeling my fists into his face. Her eyes widen, realizing what she said.

“What will happen tonight?”

“Nervous?”

“No, just curious.”

She can’t lie to save her life, and it’s that innocence, that untainted goodness of her I have to protect, even though she doesn’t want me to.

“Did you like last night?”

The perfect shade of red spreads on her cheeks.

“There will be more of that tonight.”

My cock hardens in my pants, and I adjust myself. I smirk, remembering how she stared at it. I guess the fucker had a small dick. He won’t have one if he comes after her. I curl my hands into fists.

“Was the marriage solely to protect me?” she asks.

“Does it matter?”

“Regardless. I want to know.”

I drag a hand down my face. “Know what? Me, my reasoning? What do you want to know, Aurora?”

“Why are you angry now?”

Because the thought of not having you in my life fucking bothers me more than I thought possible.

“This was a mistake.”

I grip her hand. “I saw you and all I could think of was that fucker Delaney would never touch you.”

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