I pressed down on any regret or guilt I felt in that moment, the moment I felt Alice’s tears dampen my shoulder.
He could have objected without scaring Alice. Or better yet, he could have left the decision to me instead of intervening! Did he think this display would have stopped me if I had intended to say yes?
Did he actually think I would say yes?
But then, why wouldn’t he? What did we really know about each other anymore? What did we ever really know? Even when we had been married, we’d been little more than strangers.
“I…” Julian’s voice was soft and somewhat shaken. He looked at his bloody knuckles like he couldn’t quite believe what he’d done.His blue eyes dulled. “I’m sorry, Amber. I’m sorry, Alice.”
“And me?” Roman asked sharply.
“Leave it, Roman,” I scolded.
“Me? What did
