*Lila’s POV*

“You…you say you love me…it's a shame that I'm not sure how much I believe that.”

I couldn’t muster a different response. As much as I was in shock that he admitted it clearly and straightforward this time around, I realized in the moment, I couldn’t accept it. No matter how badly I wanted to.

Rafe looked destroyed at my response, and my heart broke but it was true. What he had done—keeping secrets from me, hiding things from ...