“My point is that you’re not damaged,” he urged, tone laced with sincerity. “And I don’t want that to change.” “And you think it will?” I pushed, folding my arms across my chest. “If I get too close to Gerard?” “I’m afraid of what could happen if he gives in and it gets too deep and goes too far,” he admitted, brown eyes locked on mine. “I’m afraid of the aftermath, Claire.”
