Sinner: A Dark Billionaire Romance by Piper Stone

Author:Piper Stone [Stone, Piper]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stormy Night Publications
Published: 2025-03-28T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 22

“Every uncorrected error and unrepented sin is, in its own right, a fountain of fresh error and fresh sin flowing on to the end of time.”

—C.S. Lewis

Jessica

Sin.

I’d had significant time to reflect on my own. I’d been brought up a good girl, told to follow the rules in all things and up until a few months before, that’s exactly what I’d done. I’d lived my life with virtue, believing in right versus wrong, but something had flipped inside of me. If I’d ever gone to see a shrink, my guess was that the respected professional would tell me the shift in my thinking was based solely on my hunger for revenge.

Maybe so.

In delving into the intense needs so many had to indulge in playing games instead of living their lives, I’d finally been forced to face certain facts that had haunted me to this day.

My sister Shanna hadn’t been the model of virtue that I’d believed.

After the tragedy had settled and years later, I’d learned how involved in the gaming world she’d been during the latter years of her life.

I’d also remembered she’d once told me shifting into virtual reality had helped ease her pain and suffering from chemotherapy. She’d only grazed over the adventures she’d enjoyed, likely to keep a young girl from the potential harm the games could do.

During the last few days, I’d been further intrigued by the fact we’d both been drawn to another world that had nothing to do with real life. Maybe I’d overlooked the darker side of someone I’d come close to worshipping. Shanna had been my best friend, and a mother figure after our mama had died. She’d helped me with homework, listened when I’d been sobbing because some boy didn’t like me.

She’d been there when our father had checked out of life.

After she was gone, I’d fallen into deep despair. That had led to all of this.

Yes, I’d been very reflective on sin, but there were various levels from sultry to treacherous. What I couldn’t determine was the plateau Xander was on or how far he’d go to keep secrets. To hide the past. To pretend he was a decent man when I sensed there was an underlying evil lurking inside of him.

But had my dad lied to me? I obviously wasn’t the best judge of character, but I’d sensed during the phone call the deep abyss he’d been in was beginning to destroy his life. And Xander. He’d been so kind, so protective that I was still in a fog about how I felt about him.

Maybe I’d been playing too many games over the last few years in my attempt to find myself and to crucify the man for what he’d done. Oh, God. Why was this suddenly all so muddled? The only way I’d learn the truth was by finding out more about Xander the man before learning about the past.

I’d seen the horrible look of sadness in his eyes the moment I’d accused him, which I hadn’t intended on doing.

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