Chapter 95

Aria's POV

I lost track of how long I stood there, thinking, while Knox stood there, watching me carefully.

All these things he said weare horrible and cruel. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that they didn't change how I felt about Knox.

My heart was heavy with the weight of his confession, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't bring myself to hate him.

I wasn't a bad person. I knew what he did was wrong. I felt terrible for the lives lost, and for the pain he had caused.

But I also knew the man standing before me now wasn’t the same one who had done those cruel things.

He regretted it.

I could see it in his eyes, and I could hear it in his voice. He had been carrying that guilt, and I knew that