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

rampage.

I cried out in pain, he looked at me dead in the

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

day too.

in my room, crying my eyes

that day, my heart was

with the fact that I lost my father the

mother.

regarded each other coldly, like we were not

I did what he asked and made sure

course, I met Grant and everything

wrong dad,’

dad in a while too.

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

of the past and the way he looked at

beautiful. It’s worth it. Those years you shared with mom, I was

happiest you’ve ever been. Do you regret meeting her? Sharing

life with her?’

he swallowed and croaked out.

comes to your mother Meredith.’ He tore his eyes

pain deep within his

do it all over again.” He

again. ■

hear the

now that you’re trying to hurt her grandson dad?

he loves dearly. You’re trying to tear his family

a good idea? Why do you want

to me. “Don’t you see I’m

over again, but the pain

Love is

angry now that he was trying to justify his absurd

bit of it is beautiful. Every single emotion

hurting Aiden because of what I had

love with Grant, my father had tried

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

thinks that I had

it was his actions that drove me to do such

lost his wife and

I understood his loneliness and how a dead mind and heart can

think any action they

I cracked. ‘I’m sorry for leaving