Page 57 (1/1)
“You need to leave”
“I’m not done here Not even close, and because I still technically own onna listen toas, I was followed At a stoplight, a black truck physically ot out, your ex jumped from the truck with a tire iron and had some fun withback, but I didn’t want you to know that, because it wasn’t your fucking fault”
“Then whose was it?”
“Mine I could’ve taken his ass, could have walked away unscathed, but I kind of enjoy pain I let hi I kneould get put away What I didn’t expect was having him threaten my life when he was in cuffs, the stupid fuck I have no clue how he is still alive Awith people the way he does, should have been dead a long tio But now, he can rot behind bars while you and Marisa live
“If you wanna tell o fuck myself, Hailey, if you want me out of your life because you still can’t see what youyou’re safe But if you can trust in your feelings and what I a perfect Take your time and think it over” I turn to walk away, then stop
“I want you sitting beside as courthouse I want you to see with your own eyes that he can’t touch you I also want Wednesday nights with Marisa, ’cause that shit is gonna hurt to walk away froonna hurt if I have to walk away fro you need to do; just let me know”
I walk to the door, with her following, then turn and look into her eyes “You deserve so much more than to live your life in fear”
“I’,” she hisses as a tear falls down her face
“Prove it”
Chapter Twenty
He gave up his house forin return yet Can someone truly be so selfless?
Doubt consu, and trying to keep pushing forward True to his word, Morrison has given hts with Marisa, without fail
I pick up the envelope on my kitchen counter for what feels like the thousandth time The contents are still the saas, Nevada One last trip to settle it all behind me One last opportunity to face Monte and see withaway One chance to stand there and show him I made it without hi the past where it belongsin the past
He no longer has the power The scale is broken beyond repair, and there are no checks and balances left, no debt to repay I’m his whore no more
One trip to stand beside the race One opportunity tofuture One chance to show Morrison I want hiin ives ive him my heart
For someone who has never known the true love of a man for a woman, I am scared out of my mind Can this be real?
In the game of love, the Queen of Hearts is wild She is unpredictable She is untaliest of situations She knohat the heart desires, and sheit, but when she’s ready, she lays it all before your feet
Everything I ever dreaht in front of e to take the leap I have hter For the first time in my life, I have a true partner Morrison takes my needs into consideration first He is patient, he is understanding, and he is daood in bed
I laugh to ht He stirs up emotions in me that I have never felt before
He also scares the absolute shit out of me Morrison Caldwell has the ability to break me in a way Monte never could Monte held my body, held my loyalty out of duty, and he controlled my life Morrison holds my heart, captures my body with a simple touch, and he controls my future