I can't face him. But as always, he seems to know what I'm thinking and circles around in front of me. I avert my eyes but feel his on me like a pair of spotlights. If I wasn't already frozen in place, I would be now.

I'm trembling, but somehow manage to find my voice.

"Just let me go, Giordan. It's better this way."

I'm a thunderstorm of emotion. I thought I'd come to terms with the despair of leaving Giordan, but now I'm dealing with the sweet warmth of him coming after me. My vision blurs as tears fill my eyes. I swallow hard and bite the inside of...