Kianna's POV:
The ride back was nothing but the low hum of the engine and the sound of my own sobs echoing inside the car.
Maddox kept one hand on the wheel, the other hovering like he wanted to reach for me but didn't dare. Streetlights strobed across his face, catching the shine in his own eyes.
"I'm sorry," he said, voice hoarse. "I never should've taken you there. I thought… I thought showing you would be better than letting you wonder. But I just broke you worse."
I pressed my forehead to the cold window, tears sliding sideways into my hair. "It's not you," I whispered. "It's me, It's my terrible fate. Every time I let myself believe I can be happy… this happens. It gets ruined very fast…I ruined everything."
