“I’ll always be yours. No distance or time apart will change that, Lily. You need to believe that.” I place my hands on his firm chest and skim my fingers over his arrowhead necklace. “I never wanted to leave you here”—his chest constricts underneath my palms—“and put you in pain, Lil. You have to know that…that this is the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do.” He licks his lips. “It’s harder than saying no to my father, than rejecting the trust fund, this, right here, kills me.” “I’ll be okay,” I whisper, trying hard to believe the words.
