Nolan’s POV“Please stay!”The words were so faint, that I almost thought I’d imagined them. It was like a desperate trick played on me by my own longing. But the grip on my wrist was real. Her fingers, though small and still slightly trembling, held onto me as if I were her only hope.I turned slowly, my breath hitching in my chest. Ronnie looked so vulnerable beneath the covers, there was no defiance in her gaze tonight, no witty comeback waiting to be hurled at me. There was only a girl who had experienced something traumatic and wasn’t ready to be alone with her thoughts just yet“I’m not going anywhere,” I whispered.I set the pillow and blanket down on the floor, abandoning the idea of the couch without a second thought. I climbed into the bed beside her, staying on top of the covers at first to give her the space I thought she needed. But the moment I settled, she shifted. She didn’t pull away; instead, she edged closer, her movements hesitant until her head laid gently on my s
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