“What if I accidentally hurt you too much, and you hate me?” He frowned. “I could never hate you, Cal. That’s impossible.” “You don’t know that, Ryan. I’m… broken. I have darkness in me.” He ran his fingers through my hair and kissed me again. My heart fluttered, and I closed my eyes, unable to keep myself from melting into him. “If you ever get lost in the dark, I’ll make sure you find your way back, angel,” he whispered, gently sucking on my lip ring in that sweet way he now seemed to have a habit of doing. “You will?” I asked, my voice gruff and my throat tight with emotion. He nodded,
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