[Austin’s POV]
Shock rushes through me as I take a look at my own reflection in her large blue eyes. She was right; you could almost see everything I was feeling in this moment reflected there.
Dammit. I really was doing a piss poor job of keeping my walls up when it came to the kitten, and that was so f*****g unnerving, but would it hurt so bad to share my sob story with her? I didn’t know since I never openly spoke about any of this with anyone, not even William. Not because I was embarrassed about it or anything, but simply because I didn’t want anyone’s pity, and I didn’t want my brother to ruin what he had going for him because of me.
“Austin,” the kitten murmurs, touching my cheek. “Talk to me.”
For a moment, I don’t speak as I just stare at her lying there watching me with a loo
