“Do you love me, Ridge?” The words spill out of my mouth with no thought process behind them and now that they’re out, I wish I could take them back. Once I know, I’ll never forget. “More than anything in this entire world. I remember the first time your heart called to me, unknowingly. It was like a song in the wind. I laid eyes on you and all hope for myself was lost because I knew I’d do anything in this fucked-up world to keep you safe, even if it meant slowly killing myself in the process.”
