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“You’ve hurt me worse than Cannon ever could,” she spat at o”

“I can’t,” I whispered

“You don’t have a choice I’er yours to touch whenever you want You’ll never kiss ain Never hold me Never lie beside ht as well have stabbed me in the heart with each word out of that beautiful mouth “For the rest of your life, you’ll never have me, Luca”

“Luca, let her go!” Lyric’s voice boomed closer, but still, I couldn’t release her

“Baby, you’re killingbut pain and desolation Have mercy on me, Violet I only need one more chance Please”

She stood there with tears still flowing down her pale face, but her eyes were devoid of all emotion “Goodbye, Luca,” she said softly

“No!” I bellowed and juhtly to her tiny waist “Please I’ain, Vi I—”

Lyric tackledboth him and me into the water The waves crashed over us just as he punched ainst the sand Sputtering, we both rushed to get up, but another wave tried to pull us deeper into the ocean

My brother was finally able to stand, and he offered ot to my feet, I looked and saw Violet was already al while several of the parents stood at the French doors, watching with theiropen

“Violet!” I shouted her name, but she didn’t even hesitate to take the next step “Violet, please!”

Lyric grabbed the back of my shirt when I started after her and jerked o, brother It’s over”

“No” I was gasping for breath now, unable to draw in enough oxygen “No, it can’t be over I love her I’ll do better I’ll—”

“It’s too late You fucked up too bad this tiers on o home Or to the airport”

“No, I have to do soers intoat Lyric, I pleaded “Tell et my life back If I lose her—”

“If?” he barked, not even an ounce of sympathy in his brown eyes “If you lose her, duh your head You cheated on the irl ould have happily given you every part of herself and never asked for anything in return the entire tiertips All you had to do was cherish her Treat her like she deserves, and she would have always been happy But you broke her instead You destroyed one of the most beautiful creatures in the world You No one else And now you have to accept that”