ARIA POV
"I took a pause while studying his downcast expression and flush of shame, and kept glaring at him. The silence that came next between us weighed heavily upon the unprocessed articulations, and I longed to hear him speak. However, through the weight of those moments, Roman never responded, choosing silence instead to bear his guilt."
"How could you do this to me?" My voice was little more than a whisper. "How could you lie, deceive, and betray my trust?" Each word fell from my mouth like water from a broken dam; each word an accusation, each word a judgment. Roman grew paler, his eyes widening in horror, as I continued to pour out my heart.
"I am so sorry," he barely whispered. "I was young and stupid; I didn't know better." But what was he saying? Too little and too late. The
