Kei For a moment, I couldn’t move, couldn’t speak. His words hung in the air between us, heavy with promise and intensity. The heat of his touch burned through my skin, grounding me in a way that felt terrifying and comforting all at once. I wanted to believe him—to believe that we could fix whatever this was, that we could navigate the chaos between us and come out on the other side. But part of me, the part that had been hurt over and over again, was still afraid.Afraid of falling deeper into Gio’s world, afraid of getting lost in him all over again.“I don’t know if I can do this,” I whispered, my voice barely audible. My chest tightened, and for the first time in a long time, I felt vulnerable in front of him, completely exposed.His hand moved to cup my chin, forcing me to look up into his eyes. The storm of emotions swirling there mirrored the chaos in my heart—anger, frustration, but something else, something deeper. “You can,” he said softly, his voice losing some of its sha
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