*George’s POV*
The look on her face was enough to crush my soul. She wouldn’t admit it, but I could feel her pain, like a dagger twisting in my gut. It was enough to leave me breathless. She walked out the door with her keys clutched firmly in her hand and held to her chest. She didn’t say a word, but as she rounded the car and opened the door on the driver’s side, I intervened. There was no way I was letting her drive while her eyes were glazed over with an array of emotions ranging from self-loathing to blind rage. She didn’t have to be tough around me, and she needed to know it. I loved this woman, my woman, more than life itself, and I was going to cherish her like the rare gem she was. In one quick move, I grabbed her wrist, pulled her to me, felt her heat as she pressed against my b
