Chapter 16

Isabelle

I can see the hesitation in his eyes even as he takes his seat on the couch. He doesn’t want to do this. He’s bound, not just by the oath he made to me, but by the friendship that he and Damien share.

I doubt Damien would care, though. Unless he thinks that Lucian is a genuinely bad person which, if he left me in his care for an indefinite amount of time, I completely doubt that.

We should have that discussion, but probably not today. I would let him decide by himself today and think for himself what is right and what is wrong, and how willing he is to cross the line that he has already drawn.

I mean, we crossed the line already; it’s just that he feels remorseful about it.

There’s no much fun in a relationship if you’re going to feel remorseful after.

“Hey… you wanna go shower?” I rub at his chest. I love how smooth it is, giving me enough feel of each individual knot of muscle beneath his creamy skin.

He looks up at me and