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.

other for a few moments more, the span of a few quickening heartbeats — though I didn’t

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

them before

voice was shrill. “I swear, I didn’t know

was I pointedly not looking

back

as her words forced my conscious mind back to that moment, with me deep in the ground,

a rope hooked

could have so easily

All so she could

disturbing kind of thrill, gleeful that she wrought what she sowed and

that was unkind of me, but I could have died down in that pit. If a bad date was the comeuppance,

to accept

me back to { myself and they were much closer than I they had

don’t know why exactly. Maybe to see more. Maybe to make

rushed over to me. Nicholas, who

he made his way over to us as well, anger hot in his

asked me. “You know I was going to come back. And you forgive me for not being able to 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

forgive me,’ was nowhere near as I sincere as a simple, ‘I'm sorry.’ 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 likely knew how off-kilter

dark settled over Julian’s expression, and he shifted

said. His tone was flat, annoyed. It was unusual to hear him talk like that. Usually the people he didn’t like earned

Julian of all people. \ ( I Behind Bridget and Nicholas, Nathan I came

him, but I they carried the

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