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Оглавление‘Stay,’ she blurted.
It stunned him into silence.
‘I’ll hire you privately … to stay … here.’
With me, she couldn’t quite bring herself to say.
Tiny lines appeared at the corners of both his eyes. ‘I can’t, Sera.’
She kicked up her chin. ‘I’m not worth breaking a few rules for?’
‘I’m not … I can’t …’ Breath hissed out of him. ‘I don’t want to hurt you any more than I already have, Sera.’
Just when she’d felt sure her newfound courage would be rewarded. Did the universe not realise how difficult it was for her to open herself up like this? But having started she couldn’t stop. Too much rode on it.
‘Then what’s stopping you? Because it’s not your job?’
‘I think I’m stopping me, Sera,’ he murmured.
It was the pain that got her attention; it shadowed his gaze and thickened his voice. His leaving would hurt her, but staying was hurting him. Somehow. She didn’t want to hurt him. But she had to understand. And she would never forgive herself if she didn’t try just one last time.
‘Some things are more important than rules, Brad. Aren’t they?’
