#Chapter 87: Unexpected Closeness

Amber’s POV My entire chest ached for Julian and his clear pain. His grief for his lost child was so clearly written all over his face, that I felt a sort of shared grief along with him. Perhaps it was because of the closeness I felt to him in this moment. I couldn’t remember a time when he had ever been so vulnerable with me. His words helped solve some mysteries I’d been wondering over, though also created a few more. Olivia was clearly holding the death of her unborn baby over Julian’s head. But the question now was, why was he allowing this? Why had he bent to her over this for so long? Then again, perhaps the answer was clear. Julian was an Alpha, a man used to being in control. It was in his nature to take responsibility for everything, even the things he would truly have no control over. Was this an instance like that? Where he simply internalized the loss of the child so poorly that he accepted the blame? I wished I knew more of what happened. The story of how t