With a somber expression, she softened the icy distance that had shut him out completely. A trace of melancholy and sadness crossed her face as she sighed quietly.
"Adam Jones, let it go. I was wrong in the past. From now on, let's pretend we never knew each other, okay?"
Her pleading eyes locked onto Adam Jones, but they were more painful than any fierceness she'd shown in the past, striking Adam's heart with an accuracy and cruelty that left him stunned.
She... she was asking him to let go!
The realization hit him like a flood, bringing a familiar yet bewildering ache that was so intense, he feared even moving would cause it to tear him apart.
Act like they'd never known each other?
He found it impossible to deceive himself. Even with the hatred, it was far easier to hold on than to let her go.