Axton watched her eyes, digging into the maze that was her soul, but all he could see were the wounds he had buried deep inside there.

All the hurt he had caused, and the loneliness and the pain...all the things he should have been the one to protect her from feeling.

He swallowed and looked away when he couldn't let himself see anymore. He opened his mouth, but not much came out of it.

"I am sorry. I..."

"Is there something that's holding you back? Is there something that makes you feel like you can not be in love with me?"

He held his head. "A lot. There are alot...