Rosa’s POV
I stayed in the corridor long after Alex walked away, my thoughts making a messy tangle until I thought I couldn’t handle it anymore. By the time I moved away, my decision had been made. I was going to tell Alex the truth, and if I lost him for doing so —hell, it was going to hurt. But it was better than keeping it from him.
Alex was stretched on his bed when I entered, one arm tucked beneath his head. He wasn’t asleep and I figured he was deep in thoughts. He sat up the moment he saw me but he didn’t speak.
“There’s something I need to tell you,” I said. Even as I spoke, I could hear my heart hammering so loudly in my ear that I was sure he could hear it too.
When I sat on the edge of the bed, he reached for me, pulling me against his chest, in a that familiar snuggle th
