I had to put my faith in Julian.He wouldn’t keep me in the dark again.He wouldn’t betray me.Julian’s POVWith Mom dozing again, Becky returned out into the waiting room and seemed to be trying to worm her way into my family’s good graces in the same way she had convinced my mom. Already she had m
Amber’s POVAfter ending the call with the nurse, I was so shocked, I didn’t know what to do. Part of me wanted to go straight to the hospital, to find out for myself what was going on there.Surely, my nurse friend had to be mistaken. There was no way Julian could have reconnected with Olivia. To h
Julian’s POVI was frozen, staring at this Olivia ‘impersonator,’ immediately seeing Olivia herself before me.“Hello, Alpha,” she said, and even her smile was the same. She politely bowed her head, then looked up at me from under her lashes. “My name is Becky.”It took a moment, but when I recovere
“But, Julian –”“I’m serious, Amber. Mom doesn’t need your help, okay? Just stay out of it.”I tried to be understanding, but those words were delivered just on the wrong side of cutting. They sliced into me, showing that he not just doubted me as a healer, but that he also didn’t want me there as a
Amber’s POVAfter putting Alice to bed, I met Julian back in the living room. It was surreal being in this house again, like returning to a past I thought had been long dead and buried. It must have been the environment, reminding me of the days when I thought we had been happy – before I really lea
Amber’s POVI pulled away, not because I wanted to, but because I felt it was necessary. I didn’t want to complicate things with Julian worse than they already were.But those few minutes where we had held each other? Those had been perfect. I had missed his absence keenly, and being beside him now