Riley.
I feel terrible about what I said to Alec. He was right, and I’m scared. When he told me he loved me, I wasn’t expecting it. I thought I would be the first to say it, but I don’t feel that way for him yet—do I?
I saw the pain in his eyes and the heartbreak when I told him I didn’t love him back. I’m scared. I can take care of myself, but I don’t know how to handle someone as unstable as Julie. I didn’t want to break it off with Alec, but I had to consider my safety. Who knows what she has in mind for me?
Now he probably thinks I’m upset because he made Liam leave. I wanted to understand everything happening, that’s all. Yes, I did tell him to go, but that was because my brother was about to explode with anger. I won’t stand by and let that happen—not because of Liam, but because
