"Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars." ~ Kahlil Gibra
DOMINIC
The moment those words slid out of my lips, I knew I had gone too far to come back. It hit her with force equivalent to a ship against an iceberg. Lilliana stilled under my hold; her brown eyes were wide and filled with a strange fear I have never seen before.
By the time I realized my mistake, it was too late.
So, I released her immediately, resulting in her staggering balance to slump down on the bed with a thud. The echo her distaste was so strong, and the weight of her fear was so crushing that I could stand one more second in the room.
I stormed out of there, dashing past the guards and servants peppered in every corner of this mansion, and finally manage
