Chapter 54 - Vex Being a Pervert Again

"…but you didn't."

The confession fell like a blade—soft and cold and final.

Maira turned away again, burying her face in the pillow as fresh tears spilled out. Her back trembled, shoulders rising with each hitched breath she couldn't swallow anymore.

For a moment, Vex just stood there. The quiet stretched.

Long.

Awkward.

Heavy.

His fingers twitched at his sides.

He didn't know what the right thing to say was. Hell, he never knew. Words weren't his weapon. His fists were. His body. His shield.

His goddamn cock, even. But words?

Especially when a girl cried like this—over him?

He hated it.

Because it made him feel things.

Because it made him remember things.

He took a slow step forward.

Then another.

And before she could react—before she could push him away or flinch—he moved.

He climbed onto the bed behind her.