The room felt unbearably quiet after Ethan’s words.
“Come home, Amelia.”
She stared at him silently.
Rain tapped softly against the hotel windows behind them while tension wrapped tightly around the small room.
Ethan stood only a few feet away.
Close enough for her to notice the exhaustion beneath his calm expression.
Close enough to realize
He hadn’t been sleeping properly either.
Her chest tightened slightly.
Dangerous.
Everything about this was dangerous now.
Because the more sincere he became…
The harder it was to keep her heart protected.
Amelia looked away first.
“You make it sound simple.”
His voice came calmly.
“It is.”
That almost made her laugh.
Simple?
Nothing about them had ever been simple.
She folded her arms slightly.
“Your ex-girlfriend is attacking me
