“Because then I’d no longer be pure, which would mean I was worthless,” I said. “And therefore, safe.” Kylo flinched as if I’d hit him. “Evie…” He searched my eyes, but I felt farther and farther away, as if I wasn’t entirely in this room anymore. Like I was floating backward. “Hey,” he said, his voice a sharp hook that reeled me back to the present. “You’re safe, baby. Come back to me.”
