Aria's POV

I lost track of how long I stood there, thinking, while Knox stood there, watching me carefully.

All these things he said were horrible and cruel. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that they didn't change how I felt about Knox.

My heart was heavy with the weight of his confession, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't bring myself to hate him.

I wasn't a bad person. I knew what he did was wrong. I felt terrible for the lives lost, ...