Your voices echo through the room, tension crackling between you both.

"You think I don’t care?" he spits, eyes burning with fury.

You lift your chin, defiant. "You never did."

He lets out a bitter laugh before pinning you against the wall, his breath warm against your skin.

"You’re so damn blind." His fingers tighten on your jaw, not to hurt—just to make you listen. His voice drops, rough, raw. "I have been yours before I even realized it. And it’s fucking killing me."