*Delilah*
I stood there, bare before him, yet I had never felt more invisible. Nickolas’s eyes refused to meet mine.
He wouldn’t look at me.
My chest ached as I swallowed hard. My hands trembled as I tried touching his wrist, my voice was low.
“Did she know?” I asked, my eyes were burning with an unshed tears.
Nickolas stiffened. He still wouldn’t look at me.
The silence between us was suffocating.
I felt my breath hitch. “Did Eleanor know?” I asked again, my voice was shaking.
Nickolas clenched his fists. His jaw tightened. But still—he said nothing.
The answer was clear.
A tear slid down my cheek. My sister. My own blood. She had known. She had been part of this.
I turned away, I reach out for my dress with, my hands were shaky. I fumbled with the cloth, but I forced myself t
