Yulia watched the dark car pull away from the curb with mixed feelings of relief and disappointment. It had been kind of Lance to help them move; they could have just called a taxi as they had so few possessions but Rowan said that Lance insisted. The cynical part of Yulia said that it was just so he could see where they were living so Rowan couldn’t disappear on his brother, but the other part of her wanted to believe that his concern for their wellbeing was genuine.
He had certainly gone out of his way to be solicitous to her today; carrying her bags for her like she was someone special, someone interesting. She had almost felt normal for a few moments too, enjoying the attention until he had followed her into her room, where she had felt almost faint wi
