Chapter 84

DANTE'S POV

I walked into the living room, my heart pounding my chest. Olivia was already there, her eyes fixed on the floor. Our parents, Alex and Rhonda, sat on the couch, their expressions serious.

It's been a week since we confessed our relationship to our parents. A week of awkward silences, tense meals, and unspoken words. The weight of their disapproval hung in the air. It was suffocating me.

I felt like I was walking on a thin line, never knowing when I'd say or do something wrong. Olivia was hurting too, and it killed me to see her like that. She'd cry in my arms at night, whispering fears that our parents would never accept us.

I tried to comfort her, to reassure her that everything would be okay. But deep