“I’m sorry.” I sobbed.
Nile held me tighter. “Why are you sorry? You’ve done nothing wrong, Kura.” His voice was soft lulling me to safety and security.
“Because I should’ve told you the truth. I should’ve told you what I felt.” I slowly removed myself from his embrace and faced him. His eyes were solemn and studying me. “I’m sorry, Nile.” I sniffed. “I’m sorry because you felt rejected. I…” I clenched my fists, gripping the sheets tightly.
“I’m sorry because I said things that hurt you. Every time we kissed… I just remembered him. I remembered what I did.” Nile clenched his jaw. His burning fury was showing again.
I shook my head, letting him know that it wasn’t what he thought. His face relaxed a bit as I started to explain. “In order to gain his trust, I had to be obedi
