✍️ "Until I See Loyalty
He wanted her. That much was obvious. The way his eyes tracked her lips when she talked. The way his voice dropped a tone whenever they were alone. The way he brushed her arm in passing, pretending it was nothing. But she’d been wanted before. Desired. Chased. Fucked. Forgotten. So this time, she watched him — from behind her lashes, from across the room. Testing. Waiting. She flirted with distance. Let him walk her to her car, but never invited him in. Let him touch her hand, but not her skin. Let him text until 2 a.m., but never gave more than words. One night, he leaned against her doorframe and said, “Why do you keep holding back?” She stepped closer, slow, deliberate — until her breath touched his mouth. Her lips hovered just above his, and she whispered: “Because I’ve given my body to people who didn’t deserve my soul.” “And you… you don’t get either, until I see loyalty.” His jaw tightened — not in anger, but restraint. His hands stayed by his sides. That night, he didn’t t...