The cadence of familiar footsteps approached and Max leaned against the railing beside me. “The last time I said goodbye to these shores,” I murmured, “I thought it would be a miracle if I made it to the other side alive.” “At least we can be glad the circumstances are different this time.” “And I was alone.” I had been so, so alone. I didn’t pull my eyes from the shore, but I felt his gaze drag over my skin like a caress. “I’m glad those circumstances are different, too.”
she'll never be alone again
