Chapter 110. What I Never Knew

2024

Amelia’s POV

Liam yawned, his grip on the water bottle loose as he blinked up at me.

“Am I boring you?” he asked suddenly.

I shook my head, caught off guard by the question, and realized I’d been so deep in self-loathing that I’d forgotten that Liam was still beside me. “No, of course not.”

He made a disbelieving noise in his throat, shifting in his chair. “I’m not being silly.”

“You’re not,” I whispered gently. “I’m here. You can tell me anything.”

Liam exhaled, tipping his head back again, staring at the sky like it held answers.

Then, after what felt like a long pause, he spoke.

“I wasn’t really close with my sister,” he admitted. “Not in a bad way. She was five years older, you know? Just…a decent enough gap to make her more of a mystery to me than anything.” He huffed out a laugh, shaking his head. “But she wasn’t a bad sister. In all the ways that mattered, she was great. Too great.”

He rubbed a han