Marcus Cutler POV:

Julia stepped aside and invited me into her home. I stepped through the door, not knowing what I was going to do, only that this was somehow the best decision I could make.

“I wasn’t sure I would see you again,” Julia commented from behind me as she closed her door.

“And I wasn’t planning on it either,” I admitted.

“Then why did you come here?” Julia asked.

It was a reasonable question that I was still trying to answer. I ...