Claude’s POV

Celeste’s voice on the other end of the phone call was exactly the distraction Claude needed while he sat in the therapist’s lobby, waiting for Oriana. He offered to be the one to go with her, to and from, as many times as she needed.

Claude knew what it was like to fall apart and need help in putting yourself back together. Sometimes family just isn’t enough. Oriana needed to cope, and there was nothing Claude could do to alleviate that for her.

But ...