The Girl He Craves

Meredith’s pov

He hauled in a shaky breath, his eyes swimming with sadness. I had hit him with the

past, something that could potentially bring out the man he once was.

’She’s dead.” He whispered, pushing the photo away. “The dead can’t speak.'”

I blinked in sadness, pitying the man he is now today. “But they can still see and hear.

If mom was here, she’d smack you upside your head and then nurse your wounds.”

He clenched his fists, turning away from me completely.” Is this why you came here?

To remind me of why I’m actually doing what I’m doing? Look at me, Meredith.” His

eyes snapped up to mine suddenly and I had to take in a very sharp inhale as

emotions swam through the windows of his soul.

Father was in more pain than I realized.

’I’m a shell of a man because of her. I can love no other, I have a permanent hole in

my heart because of her. Love is selfish Meredith, the pain is unbearable. I tried to

save you from it too,” He looked over my shoulder at Grant.

He continued. “But I was too late. I need to save my grandson before it’s too late.”

I shook my head, reaching out for him. My heart ached for my father. A man who once

believed love was the answer to everything now made love his enemy. It was painful

and tormenting to watch him become this person.

When my fingers touched his hand, he flinched. His eyes swept to mine in shock. I

don’t remember the last time I held my father’s hand or the last time I voluntarily stood

this close to him.

After mom died, our father-daughter relationship was swept up and tom into shreds.

He would come home late from work, smell of booze, and trash the entire place.

I can recall listening to a few bottles shattering on the wall. I can even remember the

glass piercing through my heel one of

rampage.

didn’t even flinch when I cried out in pain, he looked at me dead

told the maid to help me. He didn’t come

day too.

me stay up alone in my

hurt that day, my

that I lost my father

mother.

day, we regarded each other coldly, like we were not father

he asked

course, I met

“You’re wrong dad,’

called him dad in a while too. Always regarded

surprised when he heard my words.

reminded me of the past and the way he looked at

worth it. Those years you shared

been. Do you regret meeting

life with her?’

I watch his adam’s apple bob as he swallowed

comes to your mother Meredith.’

deep within

had to go back I’d do it all over again.” He whispered. “I’d choose

again. ■

My heart squeezed. I could hear the raw emotions playing in

her now that you’re trying to hurt

dearly. You’re trying to tear his family apart.

you think this is a good idea? Why do you

his eyes to me. “Don’t you see I’m trying to help him Meredith? Yes.

would choose her all over again, but the pain of losing her

unbearable. Love

of his hand, growing angry now that he

Every bit of it is beautiful. Every single emotion

beautiful. Stop hurting Aiden because of what

love with Grant, my father had tried his

into the Muralo’s. But Grant and I run away and

that I had

But he didn’t realize that it was his actions that drove me to do such a

lost his wife and then he lost his

understood his loneliness and how a dead mind and

to think any action they take, is really for the

my vision as I cracked. ‘I’m sorry for