Chapter 113

Harper

He shook his head, jaw tight. “I meant every word that came after. The ones I didn’t say.”

I stared at him. “Then say them.”

He closed the remaining distance between us—slowly, like he wasn’t sure if he should. His height forced me to tilt my head up.

“If I tell you,” he said quietly, “you’ll look at me differently.”

“Try me.”

His throat worked once, but no sound came. His hands clenched, u