Every Moment on the

Finally admitting it—something inside her cracked and she collapsed in on herself, wracked with uncontrollable sobs.And briefly, the thought flitted through her crumbling psyche that she was breaking down in front of a man she’d barely met two days ago and he’d have no idea what to do about it—But then there were arms around her, solid and warm, and he was kneeling on the dusty floorboards and holding her to his chest. And she was in a raging sea but she clung to him like an anchor as the waves of grief crashed into them. He didn’t flinch, didn’t back away.“Kate—” he murmured into her hair. “I’m so sorry.”