Aurora’s P.O.V

I could see Riley just ahead of me, his small body trembling, his face twisted with fear, and for the first time, I saw it clearly—the hurt in his eyes, the betrayal. He wasn’t just running from me; he was running from everything I’d done. From all the lies and all the misunderstandings that had led us here. He wasn’t just scared of what I might say anymore; he was terrified of me, terrified of the truth I had hidden from him. My heart twisted painfully in my ...