Emma couldn't sleep.
She'd been lying awake for hours, staring at the necklace on her dresser. The sapphire caught the moonlight, throwing blue shadows across the room.
Damien was asleep beside her. She could hear his breathing, steady and even. At some point after she'd told him about Tyler, he'd pulled her close and held her until she stopped shaking. Then he'd fallen asleep like that, like holding her was the easiest thing in the world.
She envied him for it.
Around two in the morning, Emma got out of bed carefully, trying not to wake him. She moved to the dresser and picked up the necklace.
It was heavier than it looked. The sapphire was cool against her palm. She'd worn it a few times now, but she'd never really examined it closely. It was just a piece of jewelry. Beautiful, expe
