Content Warning: Explicit Sexual Scenes [18+]
"Are you trying to defend someone who almost killed me?" Soren demanded.
Rihaan inhaled deeply before exhaling.
"But he didn't. He wouldn't—"
"And how do you know that?" Soren interrupted before Rihaan could finish his sentence.
"Because I can see it."
"See what?"
"The loyalty in his eyes toward you. When he agreed to go on that expedition, did you see fear in his eyes? No. They were the eyes of someone who had been a victim of injustice."
To Soren, his words sounded strange, as if Rihaan were speaking another language. He knew how to read people's emotions—sometimes, he even saw the colours in their hearts.
At times, he saw nothing, either because the feelings weren't strong enough or, worse, because his power didn't work on certain people.
No one had yet discovered the true purpose of his power, nor how it worked.
"So you are telling me that I have wronged him?"
Rihaan hesitated for a heartbeat before nodding.
