Unsteady Devotion

Desmond staggered several steps backward. He collided heavily with the wall behind him and let out a muffled grunt.

He seemed to be in genuine agony. He slid down along the wall until he was crouched in the corner.

Coralie hadn't anticipated that Desmond, a man of such towering stature, would be so easily pushed away by her. The unexpectedness of it all caught her off guard.

“Desmond.”

His voice w