Claire POV
Over the next few days I threw myself into my work, and my plans to move on with my life.
I’d taken the bag of unopened presents home, unsure what to do with them. The idea of getting rid of them was too painful, and too close to what Nathan had done with them, so in the end I tucked the bag into my closet and did my best not to think about it.
It wasn’t easy.
Nathan and I weren’t on the best of terms, and our relationship was strained to say the least, but I was still stunned by his heartlessness. Not just returning the presents, but never even opening them?
It was too much to try to deal with. I tried to set it aside.
I reminded myself that I was building a good life on my own. My work at the clinic was fulfilling, and I felt stronger and stronger every day.
Spending t
