Demons by J. L. Drake

Author:J. L. Drake [Drake, J. L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Limitless Publishing LLC
Published: 2018-03-26T16:00:00+00:00

“What’s wrong?” I sat next to Clark on the bed.

“I need to tell you something, something that is going to hurt you, but you need to hear me out before you freak out, okay?” I heard him, but his face scared the shit out of me.

“I don’t know if I can take any more hurt.”

His mouth opened, and the words came out, but I soon felt like I was falling down a black hole. My stomach dropped. How could this happen? He just kept going, and the last words that ripped me apart were…

“I’m still here, just in a different way now.”

I shifted to smooth my shirt over my leggings, but it was really so I could buy some time to let the words sink in.

“I don’t understand.”

Clark reached out and cupped my chin. “I love you, but I also love your mother.”

My heart ripped from its anchor and floated around inside, bumping into other organs.

“I want to be with you, Gumdrop, but in order for that to happen, I need to marry your mother.”

“Have you slept with her yet?” I didn’t want to know the answer, but at the same time, I needed to know.

“Yes.”

I stood on shaky legs and leaned against my dresser. “I’m confused. You say you love me, but you sleep with my mother. You say you love me, but you are marrying my mother.”

“I know it’s confusing.”

“No.” I laughed because if I didn’t I would cry, and that was pointless here. “What’s confusing are things like when I had a boy over to help me with a project and you sent him home. I got an F on that project. You act like we’re together, but you’re marrying my mother.” Oh, God, I felt sick.

“I don’t expect you to understand. This is a grown-up matter.”

I glared at him. We both knew I had grown up entirely too fast.

“No, what I understand is that you want to have your cake and eat it too.”

“Gumdrop.” He lifted off my bed and tried to hug me, but I stepped out of his reach.

“Answer me one question.”

“What?”

“Was this just a game to get to my mother?”

“No.” His actions didn’t match his words. “Of course not.”

Punch to the gut.

I was done.

“Clark!” My mother’s voice ripped through the thick tension. “Open the door.”

Clark slowly went over and opened the door. “Felicia, I was just telling Tessa the good news.”

“Well,” she paused to grab our full attention, “we may need to speed the wedding up.”

“Why?” Clark looked interested.

My mother’s hand rested on her stomach, and she smiled up at him.

No.

“Really?” His face lit up. “How far along?”

I shoved him out of the way and slammed the bathroom door in their faces. I sank to the toilet and covered my eyes. My entire world was crashing down, and there was no way to stop it. Sick. This was all a sick, twisted game they were playing. How could he? He was mine. I saw him first. He was closer to my age than hers.

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