Scarlet
“That day, Astrid, it was all too much…”
Astrid narrowed her eyes, her green gaze pinning me down. “Too much?” she echoed, tilting her head as if I had just spoken in a language she didn’t understand. “Scarlet, you have both been into each other for months. It’s high time you actually do something about it.”
I let out a breath, shifting on my bed. “I like Ronan. A lot.” The words tumbled out before I could second-guess them, before I could shove them back into the box where I kept all my feelings locked away.
Astrid nodded like she had already known that, like she had been waiting for me to admit it. “Then what’s the problem?”
I exhaled sharply, running a hand through my hair. “Because the last time I liked a guy, it ruined me, Astrid.” My voice was quieter now, but no less he
