Chapter 84. I Will Do It

Before Daniel could reply she lurched forward, grabbed his face in her shaking hands, and pressed her lips against his.

The kiss was desperate, breaking, salted with her tears. Daniel stiffened, his hands fisted at his sides, refusing to return it.

Zayne, watching with a bored expression on his face, raised a single brow at her unexpected move. Afterwards Aria pulled back, her voice a ragged scream that tore through the silence.

“Your mother is praying for you, crying for you, begging God to keep you alive! And you’re just going to throw that away?” Her nails dug into his shoulders as she shook him. “Is her love not worth living for? Is she not worth fighting for? Would you rather keep her in sorrow for the rest of her life than make love to me?”

Zayne’s laughter filled the room, echoing like thunder.

He leaned forward, resting his chin on his hand as though enjoying the whole thing.

“Ah… the confession, the rejection, and the agony. How delici