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True “They’re not substitutes They’re able to handle what I need When I’ in my head
“What about the night you spent with Raine Guilt then?”
Halass “She silenced it all There was nothing but peace”
“So why don’t—”
“I don’t deserve to have it silenced Don’t you understand? I failed Juliet I’ll be damned if I fail Raine”
“You think Raine ht check out like Juliet someday?” he asked Hammer
“No Never”
“At least you’ve gotten that reatest cohter, Macen You know that”
Yeah, he did All the years he’d spent with Juliet he’d never truly seen his wife’s soul No h sht beacon as clear as day She wasn’t a quitter The girl could be so damn self-sufficient She’d left that prick of a father as a kid, and without fear of how she’d survive, drew froe a better life for herself Hammer knehat Raine would do if she were unhappy, and it sure as hell wasn’t s a bottle of pills
“I ht have to hunt her down,” Haht for two seconds that I nant would have sent me into a panic”
“Then stop projecting your guilt over her and Lia honest with theh from you? Maybe your child, nearly a decade, your happiness? Do so away your life”
“Thanks for holding back”
Beck snorted, but he was right Ha to throay over shit he couldn’t change?
Unleashing his frustration on the punching bag had done nothing to alleviate Lia, he’d slipped away to the gym to escape Shadows and the pressure cooker of problems there, if only for a while After nearly an hour of the repetitive rhythm, sweat dripped in his eyes and his h to silence the chaos crowding his head
Finally, he stripped away his gloves and headed to the shower As he sagged against the tile wall and let the hot spray cascade over him, he tried to decide what the fuck to do next His options were lio? Fish or cut bait?
Liahed Hammer was a secretive asshole and his rival for Raine But he alsoboard, and ironically Liam missed him now
Once dressed, he headed out of the gy rush As soon as he pulled into the car park of the first beach he encountered, Lia Seth
When his friend answered, he heard the sound of a woround