Damaged by Nina D'Angelo

Author:Nina D'Angelo
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

STEPHANIE HELD DOMINIC’S hand, silently leading him through Forest Lawn Cemetery. A battle of emotions raged inside of her. She didn’t know how much she was willing to share with Dominic, or how much she could tell him. She just hoped to hell she didn’t scare him away.

Gripping the bouquet of roses in her other hand, she grimly stared straight ahead. No matter what, this was going to change her life forever. She knew that now more than anything.

Dominic let Stephanie guide him through the cemetery, surprised that she’d brought him here. Glancing around, he couldn’t prevent the shudder that ripped through him. He hated places like this. They were dark, depressing, and they gave him the creeps. Resting his eyes on the woman in front of him, he grimaced when she dropped her hand from his and started to walk ahead of him.

He knew why she’d brought him here. After that night at the bar, he’d done his research. He knew Stephen and Jennifer Carovella were buried at Forest Lawn. Joy filled him as he realized that she was once again letting him in, revealing to him another part of who she was.

Stephanie dropped Dominic’s hand, walking ahead of him until she stood in front of her parents’ headstone. Dropping down to her knees, she gently untied the rose bouquet she’d brought with her, and placed it on her parents’ gravestone.

Dominic stood silently behind her, watching her carefully clean away the debris around the headstones. He held out his hand when she began to rise to her feet, and she took it gratefully. Wrapping her arm around his waist, he turned his head to look at her and drew in a sharp breath, seeing her shattered expression.

Stephanie swallowed hard, the grief overcoming her. No matter how many times she came here, no matter how many years it had been since her parents died, the impact of her loss always hit her as hard as it had the night they’d died.

Shakily, she whispered, “Dominic, I brought you here because I need to tell you about my parents. I need you to know what happened that night.”

“Stephanie,” he began, stopping when she shook her head vehemently.

“No, let me tell you. I need to tell you. If you’re serious about me, if you’re serious about us, I need to tell you how they died. I need to tell you everything,” she said, stumbling over her words. “I need to prepare you.”

“You need to prepare me?” he said slowly, unsure of what she was telling him.

Stepping away from him, she turned back to her parents’ headstone. “My life has never been a bed of roses, Dom. I’ve seen things that are straight out of other people’s nightmares. I’ve survived two serial killers, and I’m still standing.” She cast her hand out to indicate to her parents’ graves. “But my parents aren’t, nor is Katrina. They died and I walked away both times with barely a scratch. No matter what, I always land on my feet and everyone else around me dies.

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