"You make it sound so damn easy," Rat said, smirking at her despite how painful the idea was. Just walk away from the possibilities and cherish Grey for who he'd been. Would it ever keep him from wondering?

"I trusted him completely. With my life. And now he's gone. If he comes back, he won't remember me...That's the worst part."

No matter what happened, he had lost Grey. He only had the memory.