Cruel Confessions

Cleo

The silence stretches between us, thick and suffocating. I balk at his words, taken off guard by the sudden, intense shift in power. A moment ago, he was the one smirking at me, toying with my emotions like a predator playing with its food. Now, he is giving me a choice. I am the one holding the cards, and the weight of that realization makes my palms sweat. I stare at his towering, naked ch