Chapter 30: Tears by the Shore
(Ethan's POV)
In the dimly lit bedroom of Blackwood Manor, I loomed over Samantha, my shadow stretching across her trembling form. The moonlight filtering through the curtains illuminated her flushed face, her hair still damp from our encounter in the bathroom. Those soft lips I'd just claimed were quivering now, not with desire, but with fear.
"Ethan, don't be like this." Her voice was barely above a whisper. "Let's end this amicably. This only makes me loathe you more."
Her words cut deeper than any knife could, but I refused to show it. Instead, I moved closer, trapping her between my arms.
"Do you really want to go down a path of no return?" she pleaded, her eyes searching mine for any remnant of the man she once loved.
I could smell her fear
