The song wasn't one she'd ever heard before. It was soft and calming, Steve's voice sweet as it drifted through her frantic thoughts and began to sooth those jagged edges in her mind. With each line, her breathing slowed, but she still shook like a leaf, adrenaline and instinct on high alert. And as she began to really process the words...

Rogue pressed a hand to her mouth to try to hold back the sobs, but it did little good. Tears spilled over her cheeks and her breathing became ragged in a different way. She knew he hadn't meant it, that Steve was just trying to help, but those words clawed into the guilt that permeated her mind and began to chip away even further at the walls that held back her personal brand of demons.

She wanted to touch him. She wanted him to wrap her in his arms and never let go, to let herself be taken care of and forgiven for what she had done. But she couldn't. Not only did she not deserve it, but it was too dangerous. She couldn't risk losing him too.