Strings Attached

"Tristan, you're so good to me. I'm afraid I'll never be able to make it up to you," I said softly.

"I never asked you to give anything back. I just want to see you keep moving forward. Someday, our paths will cross again," Tristan replied with a smile, slipping right back into that easy, refined charm of his.

I blinked, feeling like that dark, brooding side of him from just now was a whole differ