Chapter 328 I stared at my glass in contemplation. "Every single decision you've made since before he was even born has been for him," she said softly, placing her hand on my knee. "And now the thing that's actually hurting him is this." I didn't argue. I didn't have anything to argue with, because she was right, and I knew it, and it was just easier sometimes to get defensive than to admit that. We sat there for a while longer.

We finished the wine and talked about other things- Claire's sister's new apartment, a TV show she had been watching, the supply chain call that had actually gone well today despite everything else. Normal things, like the other issue wasn't still staring me in the face the whole time. She left just before eleven. I locked the door behind her and stood in the front hallway in the quiet. Then, I went upstairs to bed. I lay there in the dark and stared at the ceiling for a long time. I thought about what Claire said. About Bjorn.

a dream. Not a normal dream, but something more. I was in a forest at sunset. It

his head up and his ears forward. He looked completely alive in a way I hadn't seen from him in a long time. Maybe ever. Bjorn. We ran together through the trees, even though there was nothing chasing us. We 1/2 Chapter 328 +25 Bonus were just running because we could, because the ground was there and the air was clean and there

alarm. Cursing, I threw the covers off and stood, showering and dressing quickly. All the while, my mind raced with memories of

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