You can’t heal what you never reveal.
—-
Lily’s PoV
“Who did this to you?”
His voice cut through the silence like cold steel, eyes unreadable.
My nerves were all over the place. So this was it—my fears crawling from shadow into light.
I clutched the sheets in white-knuckled fists, turning my face away from him, from his gaze that saw too much.
“You should have told me.” Alex said, barely containing his fury.
“Oh, right. ‘Hey Alex, I’ve been abused. Nice to meet you.’” I scoffed bitterly. “That’s not exactly casual conversation, is it?”
The mattress dipped as he sat beside me. His scent curled into the air clouding my senses.
“Lily.”
He caught my chin, forcing my gaze back to his. I resisted, but his grip was firm, controlling, but not cruel.
“I just need to know,” he said, mor
