Chapter 297 Entangled In Fantasy

• Connie POV
• “I—my childhood wasn’t… look, it doesn’t matter. I just learned real fast that if I didn’t claw my way to the top, I’d be stomped on. So I do what I need to. I guess Adam sees it as manipulation, but it’s survival for me.” I wiped my cheeks, letting my voice quiver. He studied my face, lips curving in a half-smile tinged with faint sympathy.
• “Maybe you should’ve learned how to be less savage with your claws, hmm?” he teased gently, a flicker of humor in his gaze.