history. Get the m

nds stopp

s of candlelit desserts she'd treasured like proof of his hidden affection-all of th

ure, any moment, any whispered wo

at her hand slipped. The swab p

, eyes narrowing. "Are you even qualified?

opped to he

heart s

ated. The arrogant mask of command cracked, just for an inst

rangled. "What are you-you'r

de anymore. The mask came

s a slash of

t, I never would have known my husband wa

kened. "Don't be vulgar

tever explanation you're about to give, I promise y

nd walked away before

ound glass. She had to get out of here, had to put distance

save her, apparently. Ran b

es were huddled by the supply

Tiffany Reed

s. She left for some fellowship overseas, broke his heart. Now

ugh? That doctor from the su

do you think *that's* going to last no

ept wa

ght. But she knew the name. Everyone who

r bachelor on the East Coast, he was just a young man in love with a girl

fellowship senior year,

ora saved Beatr

'd crashed the event just to catch a glimpse of Julian, had been the only person in the roo

ul-so inexplicably, bewilderingly grateful-

ook, a single nod, and C

e. Three years of canceled plans, missed anniversaries, cold sheets on her side of the bed while he stayed up wo

th a desperation t

e deep in the marrow of her bone

he kn

ng burns and smoke inhalation, her face wet with tears

-

wn when she fina

ir still damp from the shower, the sutured wound at his temple giving him a rakish, dangerous l

the least im

voice was low, carefully neutral. "The cak