If I hadn't gone through all those betrayals, I might have fallen for Richard's charm.
His long lashes lowered like falling leaves, fragile and soft, like a puppy left behind. Completely different from the man who had just threatened Alpha Sand.
"Fated mates who meet for the first time can fall in love instantly. But you… you've known me for so long, and yet not at all…" He let out a long sigh, as if trying to solve an impossibly complicated puzzle.
So he could be this dramatic.
Was the aloof Richard from five years ago just a mask? Or had five years changed him that much? Or worse… had he picked up habits from Enforcer Oliver Blooms?
"Don't think too much about it. I don't want to trouble you just because my feelings for you are… deeper than they should be," he said when I didn't respond.
Richard poured wine into two empty glasses. I shook my head, not intending to drink.
