I’ve conditioned her to not know what to expect from me and I want to change that. “I wanted to apologize to you, for the way I left.” Her eyebrows draw close together and she tilts her head to the side. “I don’t know why you’re apologizing. I didn’t expect for you to be there in the morning. It was kind of the way you did things back then, Logan.” My throat constricts and her words feel like a blade to my heart. “I know, but I should have at least said goodbye, but I was too much of a coward. I knew if I saw you that morning, you would have had the power to make me stay.” Isla’s lips part
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