Harper PoV
I cannot believe him!
I cannot believe he could do something like that!
I keep my eyes closed, too scared to open them and see the disappointment and resentment in Becky and Tom’s eyes.
“Harper?” Tom called to me, his voice thick with emotion.
“He is lying, right?” Tom asks… or rather pleads for me to confirm that Connor is one big fat liar.
I feel him take my hand and softly squeeze it.
I slowly open my eyes and turn to face him. I have to tilt my head up to look him in the eyes. The scared little nine-year-old boy is now a tall teen.
I smile at him, my eyes fighting to keep the tears at bay.
“No.”
“No?”
“No, Tom. He is not lying.”
He drops my hand as if it stings and takes a few steps away from me.
The look he gives me breaks my heart into a million pieces.
