BRIAR'S POV
"Maybe without the stiff rod stuck up her ass, but similar to him. They had the same hobbies: working all day, but it was more romantic because they used to do that together." He pauses.
I try to imagine someone like her... the female version of Tavian but... nicer?
It’s almost impossible, but I imagine she was the kind of person who made impossible things possible.
"Irene was reserved most of the time but outspoken when it came to talking about all the research and books she was into. She was kind and warm and sweet and loyal to Tavian above everything else."
"She sounds like the complete opposite of me." I laugh, hiding the bitter tone directed at the irony of it all.
Losing a special woman like that only to wind up with someone as chaotic as me. Perhaps I can see just
