CHAPTER TEN

Carson

Upsetting Amelia hurt me more than it hurt her. At least, I would like to believe that. After I left her in the attic, I went to my room, sat down on the bed and covered my face.

The moment had been so tender, so good. The way her head had rested on my forehead, exactly like when we were kids. It had felt so perfect. And, that close, I could smell the fragrance of her, my body hungering for her like a starved creature.

But I couldn’t do it. After that chat with Brett, I knew that. I had exposed to myself all my flaws. The way I was still s