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Honi squeezed her even tighter, and Adi melted against him. It was good to be able to let go, let him carry her for even a brief moment.
"I could have lost you then. I might have never known how amazing you are, and how much I love you. Since we got here, I had somehow forgotten that. I’m so sorry, Adi. Yes, I believe you. I trust you."
Cold dread ran down Adi’s back. He trusted her. She was glad to hear him say that, but at the same time, she knew that if he found out the truth, that trust would evaporate like dew in the August sun.
She couldn’t speak for fear that her voice might give away her trepidation. She had flung her arms tightly around his neck and buried her face in the crook of his shoulder. Adi felt like sobbing, then confessing, even though it wasn’t her fault. She had
