“How am I ever going to walk back into school, Kaiden? I have spent so long hiding, avoiding the spotlight… and now it’s shining right on me.” He leaned closer, resting his hands on the bed on either side of my thighs. His eyes closed as he inhaled a shuddering breath. “Let me be your shield,” he said, fixing his steel gaze right on me. “Let me hold you up when you fall, Lily. Let me love you.”
