Kaelis's pov

The knot in my chest kept getting tighter, like someone was pulling it with invisible hands as it pressed there, heavy and painful, making it hard to breathe. I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t think straight. Every time I closed my eyes, the memory came flooding back into my head, and it stung all over again.

I wanted to tell him the truth. The words stayed on the tip of my tongue so many times, but they never came out. How could I say it? How could I explain something that would ...