Roisin
I remained sitting by his bedside, feeling the weight of everything that had passed between us. My heart ached in ways I couldn’t exactly describe, but I forced myself to say something, anything, to cut through the silence that was quickly becoming unbearable.
“You’d make a great brother-in-law,” I blurted out, my voice suddenly awkward. The words came from nowhere, and the moment they left my lips, I regretted them instantly. Why had I said that? It felt like a betrayal somehow, even if I hadn’t meant it that way.
Visaris turned his head to look at me, his expression unreadable at first. His brows furrowed slightly, and a small, almost sad smile touched his lips. “Would I? I don't believe that was the role I had envisioned for myself, Roisin.”
His words were so calm, but the me
