Claire’s heart clenched at his words, and tears welled up in her eyes. She could feel the weight of his anguish, the guilt and helplessness he carried from his nightmares. At that moment, she realized the depth of his suffering, the haunting memories that tormented not her, but him as well. The memories of Armand Malfoy’s depravity rushed back to her, the searing pain of the violation she had endured while Jamie was forced to watch, unable to intervene. The shame and humiliation she had felt in those moments were etched into her soul, and she longed to take away Jamie’s pain, to shield him from the horrors he had witnessed.