Chapter 126 Not Your Fault

• I let him. Maybe he really did need it. All of him felt like it was crumbling, and for a few minutes, he just held me, a heavy, desperate weight against my chest.
• When he finally broke away, after what felt like an eternity and a heartbeat all at once, his eyes were still searching mine.
• "Are you okay?" I asked again, the words soft, almost a whisper. I knew the answer. How could he be, with everything that had happened? The question felt hollow even as I asked it.