Confessions
Daphne’s POV
I have been feeling bad about what I did this morning, the guilt like a stone in my chest, heavy and sharp. I had shown a complete lack of trust for the man who’d proven himself over and over, saving me from muggers, paying Mom’s hospital bills, and fighting to clear my name.
Troy was ready to freeze hell itself to prove I was innocent, putting his reputation and empire, on the line for me. He believed me when the world didn’t, and all I did was doubt him, picturing him as the monster Kate swore he was. A mafia boss, a killer, the worst things I could imagine.
I bit my lips, my hands trembling, tears fighting to spill from my eyes. Did I even deserve him? He’d opened his heart, shared his world, and I’d run to Kate, spilling his secrets, letting her twist my
