**POV: Harper**

I could see the raw emotion etched into his features—the furrowed brows, the trembling lips. It was the kind of desperation that spoke of realizations, of mistakes made too late. I could tell that he now knows how I feel about his relationship with Emma, and I’m glad that he is finally ready to open up about it.

“I need you to trust me again, my love. I want us to go back to how we used to be before this whole misunderstanding. We used to be happy; we trusted each other and always cared for each other. What happened to us, Harper? How can you let a...