“I would’ve stopped him, but I didn’t.” His eyes were darker. “I shouldn’t have tried—” “It wasn’t your fault,” I whispered, sickened by what he was saying. I stared up at him. He seriously believed what had happened was because of him? His head tilted to the side. “Yeah, I made you a promise. I didn’t keep that promise, not when it counted.” “No,” I stated, and when he started to reply, I pulled my arm free. Surprise scuttled across his face. “That...wasn’t a promise you should’ve ever had to make. Not to anyone.”
