Riley POV
“I knew you still cared.”
For one second, I could not speak.
Then anger cut through the fear that had made me call him.
“Do not do that.”
Luca became quiet.
“Do what?”
“Use my fear to pull me back.”
“That is not what I meant.”
“It is exactly what you did.”
I stood from the edge of my bed and began pacing across the small room. My hand still shook around the phone. The image of his car sliding toward the barrier remained trapped inside my mind.
One wrong movement.
One slower reaction.
One second later.
I pressed my free hand against my chest.
“I called because I thought you could have been hurt.”
“I know.”
“No, you heard my voice and immediately turned it into proof that I still belong to you.”
“I did not say that.”
“You did not have to.”
His breathing came thr
