Kimi walked across campus with her friends trailing behind her like a protective shield. They had spent hours trying to lift her spirits, but their words felt hollow against the weight crushing her chest. The guilt of what she had made Kolton do was eating her alive.
"Stop torturing yourself over this. Just focus on how much he loves you," Rylie said, her voice firm but kind.
Olive squeezed Kimi's arm tighter as they approached the parking lot. "You need to stop blaming yourself. Nobody could have predicted he would go that far. A guy with his reputation? Most people wouldn't trust him to keep his word about anything, let alone something this big."
