Chapter 85

What should he do? River felt himself panicking. He didn’t want her to run away again, that’s for sure, but why was she even crying when he was the one who felt like shit right now? Nothing made sense, but all he knew was that he wanted her to stop crying, he wanted to make her feel better no matter what it took.

“I’m sorry…” she muttered as she wiped her eyes with the back of her hand. She wasn’t even sure if she was crying because of the pain in her chest or the fact that River was once again open at the fact that he was truly in love with her. “I’m… not dating him.” she sobbed. Her voice was soft and trembling.

“What?” he called out as he went towards her.

“I’m not dating Zane. I slept with him because I felt as though I was losing myself. I thought that if someone else held me and comforted me with their warmth then I wouldn’t feel so fucking empty…”

“What are you talking about?” he asked her as he reached out and grabbed hold of her hand. His voice was c