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"So each day, I grew jealous Each day I wanted you to want hs, your smiles, you I wanted you, Liz So, I tried to rip Tristan and you apart I knoas a shitty thing to do, and I know I cannot begin to ask for you to forgive ers with mine "I just love you so da you"

His fingers were linked with ht me, instead of the tenderness that Tristan suppliedTanner’s hand made me feel more alone than ever

"You deliberately broke us up," I said flabbergasted I dropped his hold on h my hair "You literally interfered in ht for you"

I shook et to decide that"

"He would’ve hurt you He’s a monster, I know he is And look at what happened at the first sign of trouble, he disappeared I wouldn’t leave you, Liz I would fight for you"

"Maybe you should, though"

He raised an eyebrow "Maybe I should what? Maybe I should fight for you? I will, I pro tall "Maybe you should leave"

"Lizzie…"

"Don’t," I hissed,his ears "Don’t callto do with you When you love soo out of your way to hurt them When you truly love someone, you want their happiness more than your own Tristan isn’t the monster, Tanner You’re the one people should be worried about You’re sick Delusional Now, leave me alone Don’t come back to my house If you seeto do with you"

"You don’t , and all the color drained fro to his shouts "You don’t mean that, Liz! You’re ht?"

Once my feet hit the inside of the house, I slaainstoutside about hoould figure things out--hoould be okay

But ouldn’t

The only way I would be okay was if I never saw his face again

Chapter Thirty-Nine

Tristan

Weeks passed after I left Meadows Creek, followed by months I spentwood and carving into it I built things withI had left ofof Elizabeth I was still oodbye to Jamie I still wanted Charlie back I hadn’t known it was possible to lose my world twice in such a short period of ti onto her back porch "You want to coood"