After my sudden statement, Zion had been shocked enough to let me go, so I flew out of the bed and began pacing the room. I was on the verge of bursting into tears because of the emotions that were flooding me all at once. Pain, heartbreak, anger, relief, it was all too much.

“You don't mean that,” Zion spoke softly as if he was afraid of something.

“You know I do. I have a lot of reasons not to hate you,” he winced at my words.

“You are trying to hurt me intentionally,” he pointed out.

“You were the one who kept me on edge for the entire week,”...