CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
SOPHIE
All the air leaves my lungs as Mason’s intense stare sends shivers down my entire body. His revelation has my heart racing as I try to wrap my mind around his words.
“Mason…” I say his name again on a whisper. “I had no idea.”
He shakes his head as if he can’t believe he just shared that part of himself, but I’m glad he did. I want to know everything about him. Mason steps back, putting space between us as he inhales a deep breath.
“Will you tell me about her?” I suck in my lower lip, knowing I’m stepping in unknown territory.
Mason nods as he takes a seat on the couch, and I follow, sitting next to him.
“Her name was Emma. We’d been dating for almost two years, and I was madly in love with her at the time. She was outgoing, unpredictable, spunky.” His voic
