Connor POV
I let out a ragged breath, flexing my fingers, and she looks at me with pain all over her face, her lips parted. I can tell she’s holding her breath and seconds away from shaking.
“Don’t ever feel you’re in a position to assume what does or doesn’t haunt me. You have no idea. Not one f*****g piece of a clue," I snarl. "It’s because of Bones, and only because of him, that made me care enough to try to get you out of this s**t. Because I know you were the center of his world and he would kill you himself if he were here to see what you’ve gotten yourself into, what you’re trying to become. The innocence you’ve already thrown away, and the innocence you’ll keep losing until you’re drained of it all and left without a soul. Just your blackened heart left to comfort you and remin
