His words hit me like a physical blow. The past, the mistakes, the pain we’d both lived through because of my choices crashed down on me.
I couldn't stop the tears from falling. I hate the fact that it's true. I hate that I could have made a completely different decision back then and it could have changed our lives.
"I don't know what to do," I choked out, the words catching in my throat. My voice was scratchy because of the crying. "I’m trying to protect the people I care about. I would never, never intentionally put your lives in danger."
Griffin's expression softened and he took another step closer, but he didn’t touch me. His voice was gentler than before "And I would never put yours and our son's life in danger either. I need you to tell me the truth because I can tell that it's s
