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

feeling of that broken glass piercing through

rampage.

out in pain, he looked at

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

day too.

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

that

with the fact that I lost my father the same day I lost

mother.

other coldly, like we were not father

all. I did what he asked

course, I met

wrong

in a while too. Always

looks surprised when he heard my words. There’s

that reminded me of the past and the way he looked at

worth it. Those years you shared with mom, I

happiest you’ve ever been. Do you regret meeting

life with her?’

bob as he swallowed and croaked out. “No. I don’t

mother

deep within

I’d do it all

again. ■

squeezed. I could hear the raw emotions playing in his

that you’re trying to hurt

a woman who he loves dearly. You’re trying to

good idea?

see I’m trying to help him Meredith?

over again, but the pain of

unbearable. Love is

his hand, growing angry now that he was trying to justify

bit of it is beautiful.

Stop hurting Aiden because of what

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

the Muralo’s. But Grant and I run away and never turned

way, he thinks that

it was his actions that drove me to do such a

lost his wife and then

and how a dead mind and heart

insane to think any action they take, is really

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