Caesar's POV

I knew that conversation was going to happen. I just hadn't imagined it would hurt this much.

When she asked if I had someone, I saw something in her eyes that I recognized immediately: hope. And for a second, it disarmed me. Because if I was being honest, I'd been letting Julia get closer than she should, slowly breaking down the barrier between us.

"Yes. I have someone."

I said it, but the sentence didn't come out whole. Telling Julia about Camille felt wrong in so many wa