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She’d been the only thing connected to Dante that I couldn’t let go of as an adult She was too essential to ered where I stood, and Dante, predictably, wretchedly, was there to catch me

I tried to shove hi asped in and out, in and out, trying to fight back hated tears

Breaking down in front of ive in to easily It went against every ingredient that oes to shoeakened I felt at thatmy cheekbone hard into the firainst him, I let myself cry

CHAPTER ELEVEN

"A quick teh"

~Bruce Lee

"Let it out, Scarlett," he uttered, a deep rumble that came wetly out of his throat as he tried to hold back his own tears "I know it hurts Believe hties, so this should not have come as such a shock

Of course I knew she wasn’t i about her, her spirit I supposed, had always seemed, always felt so indestructible to me

"I know it hurts," Dantehead "Believeup, body going stiff as a board

God, I was an inconsiderate bitch Of course it hurt And not justactresses hate cupcakes, but Grarand him to comfort me

"I’m s-s-s-so s-s-s-sorry, D-d-d-dante," I sta as the hot lids I didn’t have to look to knoas red with sha even, ed

A little noise escaped from his throat, a little pained, distressed ence ofsorry forI hated the htly to look up at him

My eyes darted quickly away at what I saw I couldn’t take his unguarded expression

Could not handle what it did to the traitorous organ that was trying to pound its way out of my chest

"Why didn’t you tell me yesterday?" My voice came out small and faint, but far steadier than I felt