“Don’t,” I choked out, taking her hands in mine. “Don’t do that to yourself, baby.” I couldn’t take another second of watching her like this. “Please.” “Don’t touch me!” Trembling, Shannon yanked her hands away from mine, chest heaving. “D-don’t do it, okay?” “Okay.” Holding my hands up, I watched her watch me, feeling my heart crack clean open in my chest. “I won’t do anything you don’t want me to do.”
