The moment the door swung open and Alex stepped in, my stomach clenched so hard that I was sure that it had shown on my face.
Damn it.
I knew he was coming and I’d mentally braced myself, gone over my responses with Dr Pierce and had even practiced keeping my hands still so I wouldn’t clutch my stomach like some guilty criminal hiding contraband.
But nothing could have prepared me for the way my chest tightened the instant our eyes met.
Alex’s gaze locked onto me and I saw the worry that filled his usual intense stare. His jaw was tight with tension and his shoulders were stiff like he was barely keeping himself together.
My heart thumped painfully in my chest and it caused my composure to c***k even more.
I shouldn’t feel guilty, I told myself silently over and over again. I real
