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“Now you know the whole truth. I’m only sorry you got hurt.”

“I’m not hurt,” she said, more for her benefit than his.

“I am.”

The whispered words sent a shiver through her. She wanted to believe him so much that it caused a dull ache, a longing she couldn’t explain.

Caleb approached, standing between her and the door. His shoulders sloped, and for an instant he appeared as deeply affected as she. “I know you don’t want to hear it, but I promised myself I’d be totally honest when I came back this time. About everything.”

“You’re right—I don’t.” She looked everywhere but at Caleb. She didn’t dare.

“I just want to say that if circumstances were different, I believe we might have had something between us.” A pained silence followed. “At least, I felt it.”