No Sweeter Poison

by Leonora Mendez Castillo

He killed those people for you, I think. And if he’s willing to kill for me then what else is he capable of?

“You would kill for me?”

Alejandro’s gaze narrows, the line of questioning piquing his interest. “Yes,” again, no hesitation. “If that was what it took.”

No one’s ever done that before. Protect me. I always had to protect myself growing up. From the world, my parents, our circumstances. I’ve been protecting myself ever since I ...

“What can I do? What will make you happy? Tell me and I’ll do it. I’ll climb a ladder into the fucking sky and bring you the moon if you ask me to. Tell me what you want. I can’t give you what you want if you don’t ask.”