Amelia’s POV
Standing in front of Jake, I felt utterly defeated. I had tried keeping things secret, and that hadn’t worked. I had tried to find the answers on my own, and I got caught.
What else could I do now but tell him the truth and hope he would give me a straight answer?
If I had already disappointed him, then what did it matter to hide the truth? Let him at least know why my heart was so conflicted, and why I felt I couldn’t walk away from this without some sort of resolution.
I stood still as Cara explained to Jake exactly where I had gone, even giving the name of the street, Carter Ave.
As Jake listened, his face grew harder and more devoid of emotion.
I sunk further into myself, wishing the floor would open and swallow me whole.
When Cara finished, she stepped back, takin
