Chapter 102

• Cesmae's POV
• He winces, and for the first time, I see a crack in his calm, controlled facade. "You are only saying this because I took your first time," he murmurs, his voice low and almost regretful. "The weight of that act, it binds people—"
• I shake my head, refusing to accept his reasoning. "No, Raizel, that’s not it. It’s not because of that. Kylian tried to... he tried to have sex with me, but I couldn’t do it. I couldn’t go through with it, even though I wanted to. I tried so hard, but it just didn’t feel right."