Let her go

DRAKE'S POV

Getting everything out in the open felt liberating and I wanted to keep going. I wanted lynn to completely trust me when I was all done. There would be nothing to hide from her after this.

"You should know the whole truth about my family before we tackle this. I want you to know everything," I told her.

She slightly nodded as her arms tightened around my neck. "I'm all ears, Drake."

This was going to be hard to get out, but it needed to be done. Figuring out where to start was the hard part, though.

"I grew up in a house that lacked any sort of love or respect. My father was an abusive alcoholic and my mom was so doped up on pills all the time that she was numb-"

"You left at fifteen years old because he beat you, right?" She asked, cutting me off.

I nodded. "I forgot that you know that part. It was rough, lynn. I grew up hating myself and I never thought I'd amount to anything. So I left, right?" She nodded before I continued. "I thought leaving would keep them out of my