Gianna
I can’t believe this was happening. Did I hear him right?
“What happened between us…Nico?” I asked, trying to sound steady because I refuse to let his words break me. Nico closed his eyes, as if gathering his patience or strengthening the walls around his heart.
“It was a mistake…it shouldn’t have happened,” he said, his voice hard.
“And why is that a mistake?” I demanded. “You made love to your wife…the woman you married and took the vows to spend the rest of your life with…what exactly is a mistake in that?”
Nico’s eyes darkened, rage brimming in them. But I knew it wasn’t directed at me. For whatever possible reason, he was angry at himself. I blinked, holding my ground as he stepped towards me, his jaw clenched, his whole stance like that of a predator on a hunt.
“Fi
