Chapter 75 —The Devil's Word

Narrator:

Roman adjusted his shirt, slowly buttoning it up with his usual calm. Aylin, her legs still trembling, smoothed her dress, running a hand through her hair in an attempt to regain some composure.

But before she could take a step away from him, Roman caught her.

His fingers brushed her cheek with unexpected gentleness, a light caress that left her completely still.

Aylin looked up, meeting his dark eyes, now stripped of the wild desire of minutes before. Now