Feverish Surrender

Dario's gaze flashed.

"I can't be a righteous man right now, Serafina... Stop doing that."

I bit my bottom lip.

He hissed as I asked, "Stop doing what?"

"If you continue doing that, I'm going to have to break all the promises I made to you. Break all the promises I made to your parents...." He took a deep breath as if asking some divine power for strength.

"What's stopping you? You are already ha