Chapter 21

He covered her with a sheet as if to provide her protection or a place to rest her head. His hands remained on her shoulders the entire time. "Everyone has aspects of themselves that they wish they could alter in some way."

She rotated her body so that she was facing him. “Yeah?” She did not wait for an answer before continuing. "What would you like to see different?"

"Not having the strength to murder Pedro when I had the opportunity to do so." Jerome maneuvered himself to the edge of the mattress and sat there.

“That wasn’t weakness,” she assured him. “Doing what is right is tougher than doing what you desire.” She had personal experience with this. She was aware of it due to the fact that she had led a life in which money and excitement, including sex, were the primary motivators for her actions. Where getting forward meant putting victory ahead of doing what was right. It was all about the benefits that it may bring to her.

Because he didn't say anything, she assumed that for some