Riley’s POV

“A sin against you”

The moment those words left Carian’s mouth, my heart started pounding so fast it made it hard to think straight, and I could already tell that whatever she was about to say next was not going to be something small or easy to deal with. 

She didn’t continue immediately, and that made everything worse because now I was just sitting there, waiting, watching her as she turned her back on me like she was trying to decide how to say it or if she should even say it at all.

“Carian,” I called her name for the first time, my voice firm because I...