Jason’s POV
Finally, I was here, so I wasn’t going to let her go easily, even though I also do what she wouldn’t want. But I knew she wanted this, even though she lied about needing to go call her mother.
She shook her head, clutching the thin fabric at her chest just before it could fall. I saw her swallow hard, her throat working as she lifted her eyes to meet mine. There was something in her gaze… uncertainty, maybe even fear… that I hadn’t expected.
“I... I...” she started, her voice trembling. I could tell she was struggling to get the words out. It threw me off for a second. This was Cara… sharp, confident, and tough as nails. That’s how I knew her, how everyone knew her. But now, in this moment, she looked so vulnerable, like she was fighting with herself to let me see the wom
