Sinfull Kiss

n Richard's arms to the soft rhythm of a piano melody. Her laugh was light, carefree-alien. I stood at the edge of the reception hall, a spectat

they said. A

it feel li

pulled me from my thoughts. I t

le

yone whispered about but never openly addressed. The man who didn't belong at family weddings or happy gatherings, yet

his eyes

rent, passed between us. He

oice was low, threaded wit

see how easily he'd unsettled m

danger clinging to him. "Everything's a show, Rile

It was the way he said my name, like he'd tas

e?" I asked, my voice s

puzzle he couldn't quite solve. "Same

But something in his gaze pinned me in place. It wasn't just ar

nued, his tone softer no

igging into my palms. "You d

now what it's like to feel out of place. To hate the wa

and before I could stop myself, I whi

ached out, brushing a strand of hair from my face. The gesture

his voice barely audible over t

I shot back, thoug

lf-smile. "Maybe that's why

gile tension building between us. But instead, I stood frozen as he leaned in. His breath

a match. My heart pounded as his lips left mine, his e

ke," he muttered,

had just happened, he turned and disappeared into the cro

ist

asn't guilt that burned in my chest.