CLAIRE
Julian didn't say anything right away. He just looked at me, his gray eyes darker than I'd ever seen them, then he stepped closer.
"Come here," he said quietly.
I shook my head, trying to hold myself together. "I'm fine, I just need..."
"Claire," he interrupted, his voice firmer now. "Come here."
My resolve crumbled. I took a shaky step forward and Julian pulled me against him, his arms wrapping around me tightly, the moment I felt his warmth, something inside me broke completely.m, a sob tore out of my chest before I could stop it.
"I've got you," Julian murmured against my hair. "I've got you."
I pressed my face into his shoulder, my fingers clutching the fabric of his shirt as tears kept coming.
All the pain I'd been holding back, all the betrayal, all the hurt, it all ca
