KAI’S POV
Her question hit me like a slap. “Why me? Why not any of the other elite girls around you? Is anything special about me?” Aria stared up at me from the couch, eyes all wide and feisty, like she was daring me to lie.
I was surprised as hell to hear her say that.
My mouth went dry. I didn’t know what the f**k to say.
How do you tell a girl you’ve been using that yeah, at first it was all about fixing our curse, and once we were done we planned to toss her aside like yesterday’s trash?
No way. I couldn’t drop that bomb on her. Not when my chest felt this tight every time I looked at her.
I ran a hand through my hair, still hovering over her on the couch, my body pressed close enough to feel her heartbeat. “Aria… damn it. You really wanna know why it’s you?”
My voice came o
