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 those

rampage.

when I cried out in pain, he looked at me

maid to help me. He

day too.

had me stay up alone in my room, crying my eyes out. My

that hurt that day,

to terms with the fact that I lost my father the

mother.

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

I did what he asked and made sure to

I met

“You’re wrong

a

when he heard my words. There’s a flicker in his gaze,

of the past and the way he looked at me

beautiful. It’s worth it. Those years you shared

Do you regret meeting her? Sharing life with her?

life with her?’

as he swallowed and croaked out. “No. I

your mother Meredith.’ He tore his eyes

deep

to go back I’d do it all over again.”

again. ■

My heart squeezed. I could hear

you’re hurting her now that you’re

a son, a woman who he loves dearly. You’re trying

this is a good idea? Why do you want to

He snapped his eyes to me. “Don’t you see I’m trying to help him

and would choose her all over again, but

unbearable. Love is

go of his hand, growing angry now that he was trying

of it is beautiful. Every single emotion

Stop hurting Aiden because of what

in love with Grant, my father had tried his

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

way, he thinks that

his actions that drove me to

wife and then

and how

insane to think any action

vision as I cracked. ‘I’m sorry for leaving you the way I did.