Ella's POV
His breath touched mine. It was warm and unsteady.
Our lips were a breath apart- no space, no air, no thought. Just the thundering silence of two hearts trying to pretend they weren't breaking.
Remo didn't blink. He didn't flinch. His hand stayed around my wrist, gentle but unrelenting. His thumb brushed the soft skin there like he was memorizing it-like if he let go, I'd disappear.
"He didn't move away, and neither did I.
"Why can't you let me go?" I whispered, afraid of the answer.
His eyes flickered, something raw bleeding through that cold, iron control.
"Because," He breathed. "You make me feel like I am not the monster they turned me into."
I could feel the pain beneath his skin, in the way his fingers trembled ever so slightly on mine. The torment he carri
