Necessary Heartbreak

{Harper's POV}

I was set free. And I returned home with one intention for which you can already guess.

Cut off Moretti.

It sounded dramatic when phrased that way, but technically speaking, it was the smarter option.

The safer option.

The alive-and-not-imprisoned-in-a-basement option. Which clearly, after giving it thought, ranked highest on my list of preferences.

The morning air felt colder t