Chapter 33 Xxxii - Patrick

• After leaving Sophie at that house, I went straight to talk to the person who had been advising me to change. I had seen up close that she was in love with me and, more than that, Sophie wanted more from me. She wanted me to open up to her, to let her in.
• And there I was, the person who had believed for years that love didn't exist, that my heart had been destroyed and that none of it was real. But she was showing me that it was different, that I still had a damn heart and that it was beating for her.
• I realized this in the worst way when I saw her comfortable with him. I wanted that, but seeing her jump off the table and leave him there just to talk to me stirred something in me. Despite everything I had done, Sophie was willing to forgive me. And when she tried to take off my mask, it became clear what I needed to do to win her back for good.