"Some people think the worst part about betrayal is when it happens by someone you trusted—but it’s not. The worst part about betrayal is losing yourself completely, trying to understand how you let it happen."
"Don't say it."
"Why?"
“Because I don’t think I’ll be able to say it back.”
His gaze traveled the length of my face, hand caressing the strands of my hair before leaning down and locking eyes with me. “I’m desperately in love with you,” he proclaimed with a pained smile.
“You love me?” I asked in wonder.
“Infinitely,” he murmured. “And if all you ever did was hate me, I’d die a happy man knowing you felt something for me.”