Pity

Grace

“ Let me see. ” Tristin lifts his hand towards me, disregarding my words altogether.

I sigh sarcastically. “ there is no need. I know just how much you care about these things. ”

“ Grace. ” His voice hardens.

I press my lips in a thin line and get to my wobbly legs. I need to get this through my head—if Ethan is a calculative man, Tristin is not too different.

They are men of power, bred and raised into this cruel world to get whatever they want at any cost. Their care is only reserved for the people they find useful.

“ I told you before, I will pay the price for your help. And I know that’s what you want. So as long as we are on the same side, you can drop the nice act and remain your true self—the man you were just now. The man who didn’t think twice before saying… ” I trail off, unable to keep going.

My gaze lowers to his neutral eyes. For a second there, I was comparing him to others in my life, and believing that he is a little better than them.

In that moment, I forgot w