James’s POVGuilt has a way of burrowing under your skin — like, something you can feel all the time and never get rid of. I still feel it even when Rosa says we are moving on, the reminder of every sin I committed against her, all the ways I fell short.But it's not just Rosa anymore. It’s Emma.Whenever I see her smile, it reminds me how close I came to losing that too. The abduction, the life threatening situation she was in haunts me. I leave each day knowing I was not there to protect her, and that haunts me.Anyway, I had decided to do my best to keep them safe. Both of them. At any cost.The first time Rosa noticed, I was guilty, she says she thought I was merely observing. It was a minor matter — I insisted on sending her home from the boutique in a driver, notwithstanding she has never wanted for independence. She laughed at me, smiled politely but I could see the twinkle in her eye.She had said, lightly, James, it’s only a few blocks.“Indulge me,” I said, mustering a smile
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