Chapter 144: No More Lies, Part 2

After a moment, he put his finger under my chin and lifted my face to his. "This entire situation sucks, and it isn't fair, but make no mistake, Chloe. I will live an eternity without you if it means I get to spend a lifetime loving you," he said.

My bottom lip trembled, and my tears fell harder and faster.

"Don't cry." He wiped my tears with his thumbs. "Please don't cry." There was desperation in his tone.

"I can't keep doing this," I said through sobs. "I can't keep hiding this from you, but. . . God, why does this have to be so hard?"

I hated how weak I was right now. There was no easy way to tell him, so I just had to say it.

"It's okay," he whispered, gently holding my face in his hands and kissing each of my closed eyelids. "You don't have to tell me anything you don't want to."

His constant patience and understanding wasn't helping. He was making it too easy not to speak.

I took a deep breath. "I'm the cure, Trent. I'm the key to breaking your curse."