Claire’s Pov.
I swept my hair off my face and tucked it behind my ears, I looked out the window again, and he was standing there, waiting and watching as we drove past.
He made me feel unsettled earlier, the way his hands softened when he held me, his touches, and when he carried me out of the woods. The calmness that extruded him was something different.
And I couldn’t get his words out of my head, everything he said to me seemed to linger. That he was going to be there for me, even when it gets hard.
I wanted to trust him, but he is the brother of Eva, and I don’t want to get too close to him. I shouldn’t be having any confusion or complicated feelings towards Elijah.
My entire focus should be on Noah, and our engagement ceremony that was coming up, I shouldn’t let the feeling
