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
KIAN’S POV Things are back to normal. Except that I do not exactly know what normal means anymore. Now that grandfather is gone, everything has returned to the way they used to be after Leslie left–dull and lifeless. In her absence, nothing interests me, not even work that has been my solace for
Then she places her palm on her belly, rubbing it gently, “You’re helping us create a good life for our son and I am grateful for that. Please accept my gifts, take as many as you want. It’s on me.” When she notices that everyone isn’t looking at her anymore, she turns her head to look behind her.
“I already told you that I will not let you treat me the way you see fit, Kian. I am carrying your—” “You are carrying my child! Yes! I know that! I can see it Beverly, you don’t have to remind me every goddamn time. And just like I have also said countless times, I am not denying you or our child
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