“Well, now I’m amassing a list. I truly didn’t mean to scare you or to make you fall through a table. But I came to apologize for hurting you with my words about Callum. I know you’ve been hurting, and I didn’t mean to hurt you even more. I just hoped you’d see for once …” I’m almost desperate to hear the words he doesn’t say. “See what?” He shakes his head and meets my eyes. “It doesn’t matter. I know you’re hurting, and I twisted the knife even more. Forgive me?” “Why do you care if I do?” “I care more than you know,” he says, those chocolatey eyes warm and soft. “Hurting you is the last
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