Page 148 of We Are Yours

He waited until I found my bearings, stating, “You know you can trust me, yeah?”

Our gazes connected.

I had to tell him. There was no way out of this.

Contemplating where to begin, I cut to the chase. “I saw the foster I was running from the day we met. Well, not technically him, but his wife.”

His gaze widened. “You saw her in the bathroom? Were we near where you used to live? Why didn’t you tell me? I wouldn’t have?—”

“I didn’t see her, but I know it was her. She was in the bathroom stall, and it was definitely her.”

“Did she see you?”

“I wouldn’t be here right now if she did.” Finding the words, I admitted, “Because I killed her husband.”

If he was surprised, he didn’t show it in the least.

“What do you mean, you killed him?”

“I mean… he was chasing me and then fell down the basement stairs behind me.”

“You’re sure he’s dea?—”

“His neck snapped.”

His jaw clenched as his intense stare remained on me.

I reaffirmed for I don’t know who. “I didn’t mean to, though… It was an accident. I swear it.”

With the back of his fingers, he reached over and lightly caressed my cheek.

“I’m not a murderer,” I added, needing to hear it out loud.

He didn’t stop his gentle touch. “Not in my book.”

“Then why do I feel like I am?”

He simply replied, “Mind over matter, Kitty. But you’re safe now. You were safe the second we laid eyes on you.”

Sighing deeply, I felt a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. Despite Julius knowing the truth, it was different telling Kraven.

This wasn’t a confession.

It was trust.

Almost like he was stripping away my last bit of armor.

With my chest tightening at the thought, he spoke with conviction, “But for the record…” He allowed the silence to beat between us for a second, then out of nowhere, he acknowledged, “Through the chaos, our eyes still managed to find each other first, and they haven’t stopped since.”

I swallowed hard, letting him see every piece of me.

“Your piano saved my life, Kraven.”

It was true.

There was no reason to deny it anymore.

“It’s why I’m here with you right now. If I hadn’t heard you playing, I probably wouldn’t have come near you.”