Sins Of Her Venom

- Glyndon Walton: ( Song of the Chapter: Touch Me by The Neighborhood )

I felt like I had just ripped my chest open and let my heart out, vulnerable for her to do whatever she wants with it.

The words had spilled out of my mouth before I could stop them, raw and unfiltered, weeks of denial unraveling in a breathless confession I had not even planned to make. It was like a dam had burst inside me, and suddenly, I could not hold anything back. Suddenly I did not want to hold or hide anything from her.

From Kathrine Andrews.

And now, Kathrine was just staring at me after she heard those words that escaped my mouth a second ago.

Not saying anything. Not reacting. Just staring at my face as if she is seeing for the first time in her life.

My pulse pounded so hard I could feel it in my throat.

I gulped, trying to steady my breathing, but the weight of her silence made it impossible to do it. I had expected—something— Anything.

A smirk, a taunt, a cruel little dig about how pathetic I sounded. But she wasn’t laughing. She wasn’t mocking me. She was just watching me with those sharp, unreadable blue eyes, and I had no idea what she was thinking.

My fingers curled around the hem of my red robe, clutching the fabric like it was the only thing keeping me grounded.

I had never felt this exposed in my entire life. This vulnerable. This insecure and scared.