There was a sadness in her clear, gray eyes that I could see she tried to hide.
Could I let this new person into my life that I had kept closed off from many for far too long? What if I let my guard down and he ended up destroying me? And that became my greatest fear....
Ones I kept to myself for a reason.
I was chasing nightmares no one knew about.
He struck something in me, and I didn\'t know how to handle that.
Not once had I described a guy as beautiful, but that\'s what he was.
I\'d never seen someone like him before.
Until he showed up...
Trusting and letting people in was a constant struggle.
I went through the motions of my everyday routine, staying quiet and keeping to myself.
Now I was just existing, not living.
My life was stolen from me one night and I\'d never have the chance to get old me back.
Blaire Wentworth I wasn\'t the same girl I was four years ago.
Nothing else seemed to matter but the dark-haired, beautiful girl I couldn\'t stay away from.
To protect her and be someone to lean on while she fought whatever it was.
In her eyes, I could see the fight she had within herself...and I wanted to be there for her.
A sense of protectiveness to guard this small, sad girl.
Something about her drew me in.
One look at her, and it all changed.
Then I saw her...
It was every twenty-year-old\'s dream.
Girls threw themselves at me.
I was on the right track: captain of the soccer team, grades were passing, and I had the respect of my team.
Camden Collins Life was going well for me.
A fight with her inner demons she didn\'t want to show anyone...
There was a sadness in her clear, gray eyes that I could see she tried to hide
