Felicia’s POVI was cleaning myself up in the kitchen when Ian messaged me. “Come to our spot” that was all the encouragement I needed, I bolted out running as Anna ran after me. Jake was coming out of a cab when I bolted in ignoring him calling my name and locked the door, giving the driver the address and telling him to speed. Ian’s arms tighten around me when I got there, and for a brief, perfect moment, everything else fades away. All the pain, all the waiting, all the doubt—it disappears in the warmth of his embrace.Then he pulls back, and I see his face properly. He looks terrible. Dark circles under his eyes, stubble on his jaw, his hair a mess. Like he hasn’t slept in days.“You came,” he says, his voice rough.“Of course I came. You asked me to.” I reach up to touch his face, but he catches my hand, holding it between both of his.“We need to talk.”Four words. Four simple words that make my stomach drop.“Okay.” I move past him into the room, needing distance, needing spac
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