“I’m not a saint, Lilianna...you know that...I just want to know…” He spoke upon pressing his hands into her hips just enough to keep her pinned comfortably in front of him.
"There isn't anything to tell..." Lilianna explained as she was unable to meet with Julian's piercing gaze. Despite the fact she was well aware he would not bring intentional harm to her, she could not help but feel intimidated by this close proximity and damning questioning. This showed in her flushed cheeks and racing pulse-that could be noted by the artery in her neck responsible for carrying blood.
"Then why are you so nervous?" He teased before realizing there had been a horrible truth she had concealed until now; a truth that had wrecked her heart as well as her morals as she was expected to play the roles as
