Something twisted in Kyla, but she ignored it and asked. “Are you afraid to be alone?”
“I'm already alone,” he mumbled. “Love is codependency. At the end of the day, they get bored until someone gets hurt while the other party moves on.”
Those words ran so deep, it made her heart plummet. Why was she feeling this way? Their relationship had been solely based on just desire.
No feelings. Kyla. No feelings.
“You sound like you've been there,” she whispered.
“No. I haven’t,” he gauged at her expression. “And I'll never be.”
Her throat tightened, making it a little hard to breathe, but she forced the air in, resulting in a deep sigh that made Carlos’s eyes squint.
“You okay?” he whispered.
She nodded quickly and forced a smile, but the lump in her throat said otherwise.
“What the f*
