Weaponized Love: The Irresistible Devil Claimed Me

ine and balanced, her eyes soft yet clear, her posture relaxed without losing its polish. Ev

ase, just call me Sylvia," she offered, her

ount, yet when it finally arrived, it still caught her completely off guard. Conflicting em

wered, lifting the corners of her mou

ite greeting to Jordyn and Kevin's fath

, his voice carrying a quiet authority. "S

ylvia was gently guided along at the center of the

nd herself

eft conspicuously empty. Without looking back, he said in a comp

selyn, the glance light and unreadable,

he seat, her lashes lowering as she tried to sh

s were ones Roselyn truly liked. A knot of conflicted feelings settled in her che

n steak landed gently on her plate

in inquired softly, his voice unhurr

l this afternoon, so I didn't have time to arrange your favorites. Just eat a

stated warmth wove

ered what she liked-both the dishes and the place sh

licked Kevin a gently chiding glance. "Kevin, y

om, the warmth at the table thinning i

ght is something you enjoy. Kevin made sure of it first thing this morning. We just didn't know Roselyn would be coming back today, so there wasn't much prepar

?" She shifted her gaze to Kevin with a smile. "I do like everything tonig

ylvia's plate. "We eat together every day," he noted l

ad, she looked toward Roselyn and spoke with an easy warmth. "Now I know what you l

neasy tightness began to coil in her chest. So was there truly no time to prepare t

spreading quietly through her heart. Those casual words from Sylvia made one thing p

other obligations to attend to. Outside the mansion gates, her dri

aw Sylvia off, walking her a

Sylvia moved shoulder to shoulder, th

a gentle hand through Sylvia's hair. "Go on.

with contentment as

te, wrapped in a closeness that

to be enough. Yet the ache in her chest refused to fade, spreading deeper with every breath. Standing there, sh

long driveway, the remaining three dri

and then passed a glass to Roselyn once everyone ha

read through the room,

gether, gaze fixed on the flo

l at once, pressing

raising you all these years. Kevin went out of his way to build opportunities for you in Zoinbury. And now you just come back like thi