“And if you had stayed until the end of the call, you would have heard me tell Alex you and the pup were not to be involved at all,” Ronan said gently, a teasing tone in his voice. He took my hand, so small in his. “I would do anything for you. You have to know that.”Without thinking, I threw my ar
(Julia’s POV)We didn’t speak on the drive home, but Ronan never let go of my hand. I took comfort in that, drawing on the contentment his touch always brought me. He had come to save me. I asked him, told him I needed him, and he came. It was more than anyone had ever done for me.Once we got home,
(Ronan’s POV)I was out of the house and in my car before I could even think about it. My hands flexed around the steering wheel as I broke every speed limit to get to Julia as fast as I possibly could. She had sounded so scared on the phone, and when she said, “I need you,” it was like all of the h
I waited in the other room while they called her, biting my nails and hoping this would work out. I needed this to work out. My parents finally emerged from the next room, with smiles on their faces.“She’s coming back!” My mom cheered. “Julia said she would love to move back in!” My dad smiled. “Is
(Sandy’s POV)News of Julia’s decision to bow out of the Beta selection spread like wildfire. Everyone was buzzing about why she was choosing not to compete, but I didn’t care. All that mattered to me was that my sister wasn’t going to be the Beta.My sister just kept bouncing back, no matter what h
Every time she left the room to take a phone call, I imagined the happy, giggling conversations she was probably having with Kevin about what life would be like once the baby arrived. Or, when she would read a text message during a meeting and smile, I knew Kevin had sent her something sweet.My env