Only then did he understand how lonely it was to wait for someone who would never come home.

How many nights did Rachel Wood wait in silence like him right now?

As he thought about it, he realized he was unforgivably mean to Rachel in the past.

He was heartless. He was a bastard.

Irritation spiked Sebastian Brenand as he reminded himself how terrible he was. He got up and lit a cigarette, taking quick drags on it grumpily.

He had been smoking really uncontrollably these days.

He used