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

rampage.

cried out in pain, he looked at me

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

day too.

in my

thing that hurt that day, my heart

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

mother.

other coldly, like we were not father and daughter

all. I did what he asked and made sure to

But of course, I

“You’re wrong dad,’

called him dad in a

words. There’s

that reminded me of the past and the way he

Those years you shared

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

life with her?’

he swallowed and croaked out.

when it comes to your mother Meredith.’ He tore his eyes

pain deep

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

again. ■

hear the raw emotions playing in his

now that you’re

dearly. You’re trying

a good idea? Why do you want to hurt

see I’m trying to help him

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

Love is

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

thinking. “Love is beautiful. Every bit of it is beautiful. Every single emotion

beautiful. Stop hurting Aiden because

father had tried his best to change

Muralo’s. But Grant and I

thinks that

realize that it was his

wife and then he lost

and how a dead mind and heart can really

action they take, is really for

I cracked. ‘I’m sorry for leaving