Sophia
I didn’t know what to think anymore. Confronting Rider didn’t go at all how I expected it to go. He poured his heart out to me. Hell, he even said he loved me. Out of everything he said, those words were the ones that stuck with me the most.
Rider and I no longer shared a bond, so he had no reason to say what he said unless he truly meant it. Did he? That question scared me because I wasn’t sure I could handle having my heart broken again. It hurt so bad after the rejection, and I hated how vulnerable it made me feel. I swore to myself that I wouldn’t let anyone hurt me like that again. But yet, could I live with myself if I didn’t give him a chance to prove himself to me?
The entire drive back was spent white-knuckling the steering wheel and trying not to crash the car while my
