Song recommendation: Cardigan by Taylor Swift

June

I grab his hand before he can take another step.

"Don't go, love. Don't go to him."

Hermes freezes. I can feel his pulse through his skin—fast, scared, ready to explode.

My fingers tremble around his sleeve.

I tell myself it's because of Lucien.

Because of the way his voice still crawls under my skin.

Because of the things he said.

Because of the way he looked at me when I was begging him not to take Hermes from me.

But that's not the ...