Chapter 74. I’m Not Going Anywhere

2024

Amelia’s POV

I shook my head quickly. “No, I…” My voice broke, and I squeezed my eyes shut before forcing the words out. “It’s Kaylee. I found her unconscious. I don’t know what’s wrong.”

Adrian exhaled sharply, his shoulders tensing. And then, before I could process it, he shifted onto the bench beside me and wrapped his arms around me.

I stiffened at first, caught between instinct and pride, but the warmth of him, the solidness of his presence, grounded me, and I couldn’t hold back the way I crumbled into his chest.

I wasn’t sure when I started shaking, but I felt it in the way my body trembled against his. In the way my fingers curled into the fabric of his shirt, gripping tight, like he was the only thing keeping me from falling apart.

His voice was quiet, steady; just what I needed right now. “It’s going to be okay.”

I wanted to believe him.

I really, really wanted to believe him.

But how could I, when the