"Grace, I was planning to explain everything to you once it was all over. But I couldn't hold out any longer. Every word you said felt like a knife in my chest. Now I realize just how much I hurt you with what I did. I'm sorry," he said seriously.

I let out a cold laugh and pulled my knees up on the couch, wrapping my arms around them.

"Grace, now I know—nothing in my world matters more than you," Zachary continued. "Whatever questions you have, ask them. Tonight, ...