Amelia's POVWhen he said he cared about me, my heart almost stopped. The words slid through the cracks of my broken chest and lodged there, too dangerous to believe and too tempting to ignore. “Why?” My voice trembled, thin and fragile. “Why do you care?”His hand brushed my hair back, the touch gentler than I deserved and his eyes… They were steady. “Because you deserve care and you deserve to be loved,” he responded, and at that moment, the dam inside me broke. My throat burned as tears streamed down my face, it was hot and humiliating, yet his shoulder was there, catching everything I couldn’t hold in anymore. I wanted to stay upright, to keep my mask intact, but his kindness cut me open.“Then why?” My voice cracked on the question. “Why did you treat me like that?”The sobs came jagged, tearing through me until I couldn’t breath. He didn’t speak, only held me closer to his chest, as I felt a quiet anchor against the storm inside me. And for the first time ever, I felt dangerous
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