Beautiful Lies (Book One) by Sharlay

Author:Sharlay [Sharlay]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2015-04-30T23:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

PAIGE’S STORY

Taylor’s POV

I watch as she falls to the ground and everything just stops. She hits the floor and my stomach drops. Every guard that I’ve put up and every barrier that I’ve designed, disappears in that moment. My need to protect her heightens. I rush to her side and fall to my knees. Her body is lifeless and I can feel my stomach churning inside. Jessica is screaming and Alfred is frozen in shock, just watching everything play out. My eyes never leave her beautiful face and finally I allow myself to touch her. Her skin is beautifully smooth, just the way that I have always imagined it to be. In fact, it’s better. She is so beautiful, so much more beautiful than in my dreams. She’s so much more. I get a flashback that I instantly push from my head. I can’t think about that right now. I can’t let it creep in.

“Paige,” I call her name softly, as I gently pull her into my lap. She is limp and heavy. My chest is rising and falling at an increasingly fast rate. I’m trying to remain calm but inside I am losing my mind. I need her to be alright because this is my chance to fix everything. I need to make everything right. I can’t let anything happen to her. I should stay away; it would be the right thing to do. Deep down I know that I have to stay away from her, but my need to protect her is more dominant as twisted as that sounds. I shouldn’t even feel this need to be near her or protect her. I already discovered that she was fine, the night that I first saw her at the gallery. That should be enough. I shouldn’t need anything more. I should be letting her live her life…sticking around makes me feel sick and twisted, but staying away bothers me even more. Seeing her lying here bothers me. I have to know that at a moment like this, I am here to shield her. I can’t leave her like this...alone. I have to protect her.

I’m angry at myself for a moment as I try to contemplate my reasoning for this. What do you want from her? What do you expect? I don’t know…I can never expect her to understand the choices that I’ve made in my life. The decisions that I’ve made. Even if one day I can find the courage to be completely honest with her, how can I expect her to even be able to look me in the eyes once she knows everything about me?

But all this time, I never knew that this was an option. I never thought that her being here with me could be a possibility. Maybe this is a second chance to make things right. Could this be my opportunity to make things better? Maybe I messed up back then but fate is giving me this second chance. A chance with her. I can’t deny the connection that I feel.

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