“Did you ever truly love me, Austin?”

“I loved you with every ounce of my soul, Hannah,” he answered without hesitation.

“Was any part of our relationship real these past few years?” I asked softly.

“Every single second of it was real,” he swore.

I slowly turned my face away from him.

Love could be completely real and still fail us when courage was what we needed.

Leonard Ross cleared his throat gently, breaking the heavy silence.