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Chapter 25: BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS: NOAH

"Fuck," I cursed on a breath. I hated that she couldn't see how amazing she was. "You need never be scared of me." I immediately wanted to hunt down the guy who had hurt and left her. "Do you want me to stop?" I asked because the circumstances around our meeting were less than ideal. After burying her sister, could she see past that and go with this natural connection that had begun to develop between us.

"Whatever I say will be the wrong answer," she muttered in a sad, defeated tone as she shrugged her shoulders helplessly.

"What makes you say that? Why would it be wrong to explore this? You're in charge of your own destiny here."

"Think about how we met - what happened to Shona - your history with alcohol. I've been there before with a man who fought his demons through drink, and I'll never put Molly through that if I can help it."