Elsa
For a brief second, I almost wavered. I almost let myself believe that it could be true, that there was something still there between us. But then I saw it, the darkness that lingered beneath his words, and the thought that Knight could be the Baron sent icy fear through my veins.
“You will,” I whispered, the lie bitter on my tongue, but I said it anyway. I had to. Knight needed to hear it, even if it wasn’t true. I didn’t love Lucas the way he wanted me to. I couldn’t just erase Adam from my heart, no matter how much Knight wanted me to.
“Liar!” Knight’s growl was sharp, cutting through me like a blade. I flinched, fresh tears spilling down my cheeks as the weight of everything crashed down on me. I didn’t know what to do, didn’t know how to fix this, how to make it stop. I was
