GRAYSON HAWTHORNE
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The second he walked away sopping wet from saving a child who fell into the pool at a party, there was a sense that something was beyond wrong with Grayson. He came down there to forget, not to become vulnerable with the person he swore off.
But when he sees you, he just breaks like he's never broken before. He unravels about the guilt about the death of Emily, the plane bomb, everything. Until he says something that leaves the room in momentary silence.
"I failed her, and she will haunt me until the day I die." Grayson's eyes flutter. "I'm supposed to be stronger than this. I wanted to be stronger than this. For you."