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He let out a lohistle between his teeth and turned his head to look at me His eyes were that oh so pretty blue that I could just stare at all day Keelyn ht there in those penetrating orbs

“That’s a pretty bleak view on life, Reeve”

I just shrugged “It’s the way it is I think it’s important to make the one and then all you’re left with is regret”

“Are we talking about your sister?” His tone was soft but his fingers tightened on

“We could be, but we could be talking about anything really Why did you leave Bax when you were younger, Titus? Was it because you wantedwhat you had? What did it leave you with? Regret that your brother fell in with a bad crowd? Regret you weren’t there for hi desire to protect everyone innocent and unassu, because you couldn’t do that for the person thatthat not accepting where you’re froood”

He lifted his hand offand I immediately felt the loss of his touch His hands curled around the steering wheel until the knuckles turned white I had struck a chord with hi for o

“I know exactly where I come from and how that plays into who I arowled out the words in such a rough way I practically felt them scrape across my skin

“And where is that? Where do you come from?” I knew the ansas oing to share it with me

I helddisappointment when he looked away froory, Reeve” Effectively shutting me down and out withinside ofmy heart with his fist every time he did it

“It doesn’t matter to me, you know? I don’t care where you come from I care about who you are now I see it in you, Detective I see the parts you try and lock away and keep hidden The parts that h I see thee”

That’s what I had been searching out when I fell prey to Conner Sos that made me who I was and love me anyways