Chapter 4Too Late to Regret: I Was Just Your Substitute Wife
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Julian had said those exact words to me once.
It was the year I turned twenty-five.
James’s surgery had failed. In the middle of the night, I was wandering aimlessly down the cold streets of New York.
Julian threw his jacket over my shoulders and followed me silently for blocks.
Only when I broke down, having nowhere left to go, did he pull me into his arms. His voice was incredibly gentle.
"Elena, I will always be here for you."
Julian was only eighteen that year. His love was fierce, raw, and honest.
Whenever I rejected him, he would just kiss me anyway, forcing his way into my life with an unstoppable passion.