Katie's POV

Chapter 148

Katie's POV

Without her, I have nothing. In the same way, I have nothing without you if you get in trouble. I can’t stop you from doing what you need to do if that’s the best course of action for you…

And I’ve already told you I’d do anything for you and wouldn’t mind if your face was the last thing I saw if we’d gotten to that. But if you don’t need to do any of that… To end me… Then you have to let me go.”

His eyes glint with quiet determination before I lean to him and place a soft kiss on his lips.

He doesn’t move like he’s carved in stone, and I break away from him this time without him stopping me.

I’ve never kissed a man like him before. I’ve never kissed a man.

They kissed me, and they were boys.

My ex included.

As I pull away from him, he doesn’t move, yet the heat of his body curls around me as if wanting to make me stay.

His eyes burn like his skin, fueled by his turmoil.

“I’m going to sleep,” I say. “It’s been an eventful evening.”

I pull away from him for goo