Page 198 of Only Be Mine

He didn’t deny that either.

“You have no idea what it’s like,” he said quietly, “to do something that large and carry it alone.”

The audacity almost made me laugh.

“You’re not the victim here.”

His expression hardened slightly. “No,” he agreed. “I’m not.”

There was a long pause, then softly he added, “But I’m also not the villain you’re trying to make me.”

The words chilled me.

“You killed him.”

“He was going to leave you.”

I stared at him. “What?”

Trevor watched my reaction carefully. “He went out that night because he was planning to tell Seth he couldn’t do it,” he said. “The wedding. The life. He was already unraveling.”

“That’s not true.”

“You think he went for a walk because he needed air?” Trevor’s voice sharpened just slightly. “He went because he was running.”

“You’re lying.”

Trevor held my gaze. “Am I?”

The doubt tried to creep in.

I crushed it.

“You don’t get to rewrite him,” I said.

Trevor’s expression shifted, just a fraction. “Cate,” he said quietly, “I did this for you.”

The room felt smaller.

Closer.

“You don’t do that to someone you love,” I said.

He went very still at that.

“I love you,” he replied.

Not tender.

Not pleading.

Possessive.

Final.

“And I won’t let anyone take you from me again.”

The words landed heavy, because there was only one person left who could.