Sean

Tessa looks at me with big eyes. There’s hope in them, and she’s close to the edge, I just need to help her get there.

“I never wanted my world to touch you. I never wanted anything dark around me to dim your light. My biggest fear is that something would take away your innocence and the purity of your trust in me. I never meant to deceive you, baby. Never.”

She hasn’t told me to stop talking yet, so I keep going, needing to make her ...