Chapter 85: Love You

Song "stick" by Banks. Anna I examined Caleb's face. He was looking right back at me as if silently begging me to say that it was a lie, his whole-body tense. I scrambled for words. I had no idea of how to explain what had happened with Oliver. I don't want to mess things up. My heart was pounding hard in my chest and my hands went numb. "I didn't... I mean, I did, but... It wasn't..." I looked at my feet. It was becoming hard to breathe. An arm wrapped around my waist and I looked to my left. Caleb wasn't looking my way, but his touch comforted me. I leaned against him. Aiden stepped in. "She told him from the beginning that she was not willing to love him and he kept chasing after her. She panicked when she found out about their bond, but what he did was also bad." 'Thank you.' My gaze went to Aiden and then back to Caleb. His head hung low and he was scowling. "Bad enough for her to leave the