How f*****g disappointing.
"...I’m like a damn weight to you, and you picked your legacy." I tilted my head, thinking it through. "Which... isn't entirely wrong."
Keep telling yourself that, Aria.
"Don’t worry, I’ve thought about it long enough, and I still want to spare you the agony," I said, stepping forward until we were just a breath apart. "Even now, after everything... some pathetic part of me still wants to make it easier for you. Still wants to be the one who says goodbye so you don’t have to feel guilty."
Rowan’s mouth twitched. Then he let out a bitter sigh and shook his head.
“No,” he said, quietly at first. “No. You don’t get to carry this one for me.”
I narrowed my eyes. What was he saying? Before I could piece it together, he looked me dead in the eye. His posture s
