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 after

rampage.

even flinch when I cried out in pain, he looked at

day, his soulless eyes, and told the maid to help me. He didn’t

day too.

alone in my room, crying my

that

the fact that I lost my father the same day

mother.

other coldly,

all. I did what he asked and made sure to

of course, I met Grant and

“You’re wrong dad,’

called him dad in a while too.

words. There’s a flicker in his gaze,

reminded me of the past and the way he looked

worth it. Those years you shared

happiest you’ve ever been. Do you regret

life with her?’

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

your mother Meredith.’ He tore

deep

do it all over again.” He whispered. “I’d

again. ■

heart squeezed. I could hear the raw

now that you’re trying to

has a son, a woman who he loves dearly. You’re trying to tear his

think this is a good idea?

to me. “Don’t you see I’m trying

and would choose her all over again, but

unbearable. Love

now that

of it is beautiful. Every

hurting Aiden because of what I

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

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

way, he thinks that

didn’t realize that it was his actions that drove me to do

lost his wife and then he lost his

a way, I understood his loneliness and how a dead mind

action they take, is really for

I cracked. ‘I’m sorry for