Julian’s POV“If you are truly Amber’s best friend, then I suspect that you already know,” I tell her.“This is about Alice,” Anna said.Alice was the biggest piece of why I was here, that much was true. But she wasn’t the only reason. Seeing Amber again, knowing she was safe, seeing her thrive… Tha
Amber’s POVWith the promise of meeting later, Julian left. The moment he stepped out the door, Anna returned through it, worry in her eyes.“What happened? What was he doing here? What did he say?” she said, words spilling out of her practically all at once.I filled her in as best as I could, tell
“Now, I know that it was my baby all along,” he continued. “Alice is my child. I am her father.” He paused a moment. His eyes were on me with a laser focus, like he was daring me to deny it.I couldn’t.“Yes,” I said, lowering my gaze back to the paper. No wonder he had tracked me down all the way o
Amber’s POVI was entirely frozen, unable to move even the slightest inch, not even to breathe. I stared at Julian like I would a ghost, because that was he was to me in this moment, a ghost of the life I left behind, back to haunt me once again.Julian’s face was calm and cool. He walked up to me l
Amber’s POVWhen Anna had offered to help me pack, I had no idea she also wanted to travel with Alice and me, but when she had shown up with a suitcase, I had been all for it.She was a dear friend, and it would be nice not to have to go it alone this time, especially when I couldn’t rely on Roman.
Lifting it, I opened it and started to read.Alpha Julian,Please accept my resignation as Healer effective immediately.Healer Amanda/Amber.Such a short message. I read it, then read it again.It was handwritten and made me feel somewhat homesick, missing the way Amber used to write me notes here