A Bloom of Thorns
As Holly's silhouette vanished, Luke found himself rooted to the spot.
A sharp pang of regret swelled in his eyes, and a single tear splashed onto his hand as he sighed.
He could not betray her again, not in this life or any other.
Maybe that do-over was not meant for him after all.
Luke ended up at the hospital alone.
The very next day, he was at the Porters' doorstep with the evidence from last night in hand.
Cecilia, only seventeen, was immediately hauled off by the cops. She hurled the nastiest curses from behind her icy, pretty facade.