SAMARA LET JULIAN LEAD her upstairs, her throat aching from unshed tears. She’d been completely honest with him and he had acted how she’d most feared he would. With utter fear and certain rejection. But she was doing the right thing by stopping their relationship tonight. It was the best thing, for both of them. Julian would never handle her IVF journey and she couldn’t continue to have s*x with him and keep her heart in one piece. Tonight would be pushing her resistance as it was. She squeezed his hand. “Can we go to your room? I haven’t seen it yet.” He hesitated, then smiled, pulling her toward the old, grand elevator that she’d become very attached to. She’d miss this hotel so much once she was gone. She’d grown attached to everything, and everyone. Her pride at seeing the transfor