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

through my heel one of those mornings

rampage.

out in pain, he looked at

maid to help me. He didn’t

day too.

he had me stay up alone in my room, crying my

that hurt that day, my

That day I came to terms with the fact that I lost my father

mother.

From that day, we regarded each other coldly, like we were not father and daughter

did what he asked

But of course, I met Grant

wrong dad,’ I

a while too. Always regarded him

surprised when he heard my words. There’s

me of the past and the way

it. Those years you shared with mom, I was

you’ve ever been. Do you regret

life with her?’

I watch his adam’s apple bob as he swallowed

it comes to your mother Meredith.’

deep within his

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

again. ■

squeezed. I could hear the raw emotions playing in his

her now that you’re trying to hurt

loves dearly. You’re trying to tear his family

this is a good idea? Why do

snapped his eyes to me. “Don’t you see I’m

all over again, but the pain of losing her

unbearable. Love

I let go of his hand, growing angry now that he was

Every bit of it is beautiful.

beautiful. Stop hurting Aiden because

fell in love with Grant, my father had tried his best to change my mind

into the Muralo’s. But Grant and I

he thinks that I

that it was his actions that drove me

lost his wife and then he lost his

I understood his loneliness and

think any action they take, is really for

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