his gaze was direct , holding my eyes as he waited my answer . `` for god 's sake , when are you ever going to let go of the past ? something was being covered up , that was for certain . he stood , chest heaving , and stared at the battered chair , though she very much doubted he saw it . this rock is almost a perfect fit to the room . there was something in gray 's eyes that called to her , seemed to devour her soul every time she looked at him . 