KIAN’S POVPRESENTI let the memories end there, unable to keep going and afraid to reach the most painful part of it all. Grandfather is still standing there in front of me and his eyes hold so much sadness that I almost believe he regrets doing that to me. I realise now that despite everything, I
“It broke me even more than having to let Beverly go three years ago. I saw her ghost everywhere, grandpa. It drove me insane.” I feel vulnerable expressing myself this way to grandfather but I can’t help it.“Did you tell her? Did you tell her how you felt?How you felt when you heard she was dead?”
BEVERLY’S POVKian’s grandfather is finally returning to London today. Watching him step into the car that will take him to the airport, is like watching all of my hopes and hardwork drive far away from me. I am in a terrible mood but I hide it with smiles, determined to see this to the very end ev
Before I can deny his accusations, Kian returns and I just take a step back from his grandfather. “Is everything okay?” Kian asks, looking from me to his grandfather. “I was just wishing him a safe trip back.” I say and then to grandfather, I add, “I hope you stay in good health.” He merely nods
TRAVIS’ POVI have kept my distance from Leslie. I’ve stopped answering her calls at the speed of light, stopped texting her every chance I get, buried myself in work so I don’t even have a second to spare for thoughts of her, and lied about leaving the country for a business trip. I won’t deny how
Fuck, I wasn’t there for Leslie. I was so busy nursing the wounds from seeing her run to Kian for help that I totally neglected her. I should have been there for her. I should have done better. I shouldn’t have let my jealousy get the best of me. I should have told her on the phone that day that I
LESLIE’S POVI can’t tell how long it’s been since I laid down in my bed. I have no knowledge of time and day and I don't even care for those things, I don't even care for anything. I just lay in bed on my side as day bleeds into night and night bleeds back into day. I just lay and stare at the wall
“After you came home that day, I found myself wondering about all of the other times in the past when you must have broken down like that. When you must have needed comforting so badly. Times when you must have wanted someone to hold you and tell you everything would be alright,“I don’t even know i
CHAPTER 99 ~SOPHIE~ The moment Sebastian disappeared down the street, a crushing silence fell over me, broken only by the unsteady rhythm of my breathing. My fingers twitched at my sides, my entire body locked in place as if moving would make the moment real, as if accepting that he had been
CHAPTER 98 ~SOPHIE~ In between the endless nightmares that were triggered by the events of the past week and waiting for Travis to reach out to me again, I had been pushed to the edge of insanity. I thought it couldn’t get any worse, but it did. It got worse. And now I was bolting out
CHAPTER 97 ~JUSTIN~ I’ve never been anyone’s first choice. Never. No matter how hard I tried, Jac always had the spotlight. He was the golden boy, the prodigy, the one with all the medals and accolades. Meanwhile, I was the kid bringing home crayon sketches and piano recitals that no one car
CHAPTER 96 ~SOPHIE~ There were many questions; like how on earth she was in a place that was at least an hour's drive from her family’s mansion, and why she was chugging down cheap beer when I have only ever seen her enjoy the finest wine. The longer we stood there, wordlessly staring at ea
CHAPTER 95 [ Punching Bag ] ~ELAINE~ (6) The moment I slipped through the gates and caught sight of my father’s car parked neatly in the driveway, dread curled deep in the pit of my stomach. I stopped dead in my tracks, my pulse quickening. They were home. They were never supposed to be hom
CHAPTER 94 [ The One Who Needs Saving ] ~SOPHIE~ I didn’t even blink when the words fell out of Justin’s mouth like he'd been holding them in for years. I just sat there, watching him like he had told me the most obvious thing in the world. If I felt remotely surprised, it was simply because I
CHAPTER 93 [ I’m Gay ] ~SOPHIE~ My scream echoed down the street, loud enough to wake the dead or at least give someone a mild heart attack. But the hand gripping my shoulder was barely even settled before instinct took over. I spun around, grabbing the wrist tightly and twisting it with all the
CHAPTER 92 [ Little Contradictions ] ~SOPHIE~ The faint neon lights from the cinema flickered on and off as I stood by the curb, watching the stream of people moving in and out of the building. I couldn’t remember the last time I watched a movie—couldn’t even remember the last time I did somethi
CHAPTER 91 [ The Man I thought I knew ] ~SOPHIE~ He said no. I never imagined that would be his answer. I sat there, stunned into silence, blinking at him like I hadn't heard him right. His fingers were still wrapped around my wrist, firm and unyielding as if he could anchor me to him by sheer