The Thieves In The Night

Fabian felt the sting of her words turn against him. His cheeks burned with a hot, humiliating shame at Isolde’s dead-on accusation of his hypocrisy. Her quiet, scornful gaze laid bare the hollow core of his noble pride. Unable to linger in the room for another second, he let out a harsh huff and stormed toward the open doorway. Just before his boots crossed the threshold, he flung a final barb ov