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

rampage.

didn’t even flinch when I cried out in pain, he looked at me dead

and told the maid to

day too.

in my room,

that

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

mother.

other coldly, like

did what he asked

But of course, I met Grant and everything

“You’re wrong dad,’ I

a

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

of the past and the way he looked

is beautiful. It’s worth it. Those years you shared

Do you regret meeting

life with her?’

bob as he swallowed and croaked out. “No. I

it comes to your mother

deep

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

again. ■

hear the raw emotions playing in his

her now that you’re trying to hurt her

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

you think this is a good idea? Why

me. “Don’t you see I’m trying to help him

mother and would choose her all over again,

Love

growing angry now

is beautiful. Every bit of it is beautiful.

Aiden because of what I had

love with Grant, my father had tried his

could marry into the Muralo’s. But Grant and

thinks that I had abandoned

that it was his actions that drove me to do such a

lost his wife and then he lost his

his loneliness and how a dead mind and heart

someone insane to think any action they take, is really for the

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