CHAPTER 69

"Stop," he murmurs down my ear. It takes me a few seconds to realise my body is shaking, hands trembling. His strong arms wrap around me and he pulls me to his chest, letting me bury my head inside the crook of his neck. I inhale deeply, my chest tightening further and further. I need him to say it back, I need him to love me back. "When I first met you, you were so shy and broken. A girl who didn't see the beauty of the world and instead focused on the four walls of Heywood High. A girl...