[Rue’s POV]
I stare at Leo, my heart racing, my throat closing, and everything in me screaming to allow this man to do what it is that he is saying.
But I can’t.
I’m scared.
What if I did decide to open my heart to him completely and he crushed it?
What if all of this was just so that he could have a reminder of my mother at all times?
I know that I need to stop letting myself believe the worst, but after everything, it was hard.
“I don’t know,” I say slowly, my heart unwilling to take that final step. “We can’t erase the past.”
“I know.”
Leo’s voice is gentle as are the hands that touch me, but I can see in those dark eyes his determination, his need, and his desire for us to move forward.
“Can I have time to think about it?” I ask.
This was all sudden. Or was it?
Was it reall
