James.

All it takes for your entire life to come crumbling down is a second; a deadly truth.

I didn’t think Sarah would tell Amara what transpired between us, I had hoped that if she was to know the truth, it would come from me.

I thought I could bear anything life threw at me, but that look in her eyes—it still haunted me. The deep seated betrayal she must’ve felt. I hated myself even more because I knew that I hurt her when I’d sworn to protect her.

No matter how much ...