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

rampage.

cried out in pain, he looked at

the maid to help me. He didn’t

day too.

my room, crying my eyes out.

that day, my

the fact that I lost my

mother.

regarded each other coldly, like we were not father

all. I did what he asked and made

I

“You’re wrong dad,’ I

dad in a while too. Always regarded him as

my words. There’s a

of the past and the

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

been. Do you regret meeting her? Sharing life with her?

life with her?’

adam’s apple bob as he swallowed and croaked out. “No. I

when it comes to your mother Meredith.’

deep within

had to go back I’d do it all over again.”

again. ■

My heart squeezed. I could hear the raw emotions playing

you’re hurting her now that you’re trying to

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

good idea?

see

her all over again, but

unbearable. Love is

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

of it is beautiful. Every single emotion

Stop hurting Aiden because of what I

When I fell in love with Grant, my father had tried

But Grant and I run away and

that I had abandoned

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

and then

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

to think any action they take,

my vision as I cracked. ‘I’m sorry for leaving you