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.

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.

in time to see

before

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

Nicholas exited the boat first, walking ) with purpose down the dock. He was I pointedly not looking behind him, { ignoring Bridget who hopped off the boat next and rushed to follow

go back and rescue

twisted uncomfortably as her words forced my conscious mind back to that moment, with me deep in the ground, and Bridget standing over

had a rope

so

so she

that she wrought what she sowed and her prize turned out to be

of me, but I could have died down in

to accept

I would come back for her!” Pi Bridget’s voice snapped me back to { myself and they were much closer than I

and I both stood. I don’t know why exactly.

me. Nicholas, who hadn’t been coming our way, stopped

made his way over to us as well, anger hot

being able to keep my word? That storm moved in so quickly, there was nothing I could

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

and he

His tone was flat, annoyed. It was unusual to hear him talk like that. Usually

) was hearing such a reprimand, let alone I from Julian of all people. \ ( I Behind Bridget and Nicholas, Nathan I came closer to the

crew were behind him, but I they carried the cameras down at their

had lasted the entire duration of the boat

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