I have never forgotten that.

I try, now, to treat every ordinary morning with a little more attention, because you never know which one is secretly the hinge on which your whole life turns.

Chapter 8 — I Think You Need to See This

The second I pulled open the heavy front doors of the restaurant, Julian was there, crossing the empty dining room toward me, and the sight of him stopped me in my tracks.

I had only ever known Julian as a man of a certain smooth arrogance, unbothered, in control, the kind of person who wears his authority like an expensive watch.