Chapter 0507 I I stared into Julian’s eyes, and he stared I back at me. For a moment, nothing existed except the two of us and the ! ocean behind us, the waves cresting and I smashing into the sandy shore.

“IT’hope you mean that,” I said. I so desperately wanted him to be happy, and I knew he never would be, not so long as he was tied up with Bridget. Whatever her feelings for Nicholas, and whatever became of them, even if they separated, Bridget would never be the right girl for Julian.

She was too selfish. She cared about her own needs and not about those around her. Julian could likely be a good supportive boyfriend, but he had sacrificed too much to try to be there for Bridget and her needs. A good, healthy couple needed to build each other up, not lift one at the expense of the other.

Lo Tarball , “Ido,” Julian said.

\ Relief flooded through me. I was cautious.

Julian had seemed like he had been I moving on before only to backslide I straight back into Bridget when she I called for him. But this time seemed I different. The confidence in his eyes was the Julian I knew, and though he was a good actor, I didn’t get the sense he was hiding something from me.

We looked at each other for a few moments more, the span of a few quickening heartbeats — though I didn’t know why my heartbeat quickened.

Then, a boat engine sounded, and we looked toward the ocean in time to see the boat carrying Nicholas and Bridget return to the island.

We heard them before we saw them.

Bridget’s voice was shrill. “I swear, I didn’t know the storm was moving in!”

Lo Tarball I “Ido,” Julian said.

\ Relief flooded through me. I was cautious.

I Julian had seemed like he had been ' moving on before only to backslide I straight back into Bridget when she I called for him. But this time seemed I different. The confidence in his eyes was the Julian I knew, and though he was a good actor, I didn’t get the sense he was hiding something from me.

moments more, the span of a few quickening heartbeats

and we looked toward the ocean in time to see the boat carrying Nicholas and Bridget

heard them before we

was shrill. “I swear, I didn’t

MEA add i Nicholas exited the boat first, walking ) with purpose down the dock. He was I pointedly not looking behind

intended to go back and rescue I Piper!” Bridget

conscious mind back to that moment, with me deep in the ground,

rope hooked over

have so easily saved

so she could win

what she sowed and her prize turned out to be

unkind of me, but I could have died down in that pit. If a

I to

Pi Bridget’s voice snapped me back to { myself and they were much closer

Julian and I both stood. I don’t know why exactly. Maybe

me. Nicholas, who hadn’t been coming our way, stopped when she

over to us as well, anger hot in

keep my word? That storm moved in so quickly, there was nothing I could do!” Her eyes were full of tears and desperation. If I didn’t know

Ireally didn’t want to accept her apology, I butI felt off-kilter. Part of me still felt trapped back in that pit, even though I knew I was safe now. I glanced sideways at Julian and say him watching me. He was always so observant. He

dark settled over Julian’s expression, and he shifted

like that. Usually the people he didn’t like earned sarcasm, not direct cutting remarks. “You

was hearing such a reprimand, let alone I from Julian of all people. \ ( I Behind Bridget and Nicholas, Nathan I came closer to the deck, looking

camera crew were behind him, but I they carried the cameras

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