Did I know about Nicholas’s past? I thought I did.
A tiny voice whispered in my head, Maybe not as well as you think.
No, I couldn’t let Julian sow doubt inside of me. No matter what he thought, there had to be a logical explanation for whatever happened. Nicholas wasn’t the type to just steal people’s girlfriends.
Perhaps Nicholas dated someone Julian liked, and Julian was just jealous. I wouldn’t suggest that to him, however.
Even now, pain shone in his eyes, even with the smile that returned to his lips. He’d clearly been hurt by whatever happened, no matter how much he tried to hide it.
Because of this, I didn’t want to ask him any more questions, or even bring it up at all. Maybe he was right. Maybe all I was doing was kicking the hornet’s nest. Sometimes the past was meant to st
