Drowning: A Why Choose Forbidden Dark Romance by KM ROGNESS

Author:KM ROGNESS [ROGNESS, KM]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2024-06-22T00:00:00+00:00

twenty-two

Feeling Alive

E m e r s o n

Walking down the desolate beach, barefoot in only a t-shirt long enough to cover my ass, I welcome the rain as it drenches me, making me feel alive.

Somewhat alive.

With a blunt in one hand and a bottle in the other, I dig my toes into the sand with each step, trying to breathe through the overwhelming stress that's seeped into my bones. I take a hit, then a swig, trying to numb the parts of me that hurt, not wanting to feel anything anymore.

I thought I'd never leave Damon, but I did.

I thought I'd never get over Damon, but I did.

I thought I'd never find anyone I loved as much as him, but I did.

But at what expense? I've come between my brother and his best friend. I've come between my brother and the man he looks up to as a father. I've come between the men in the club and my brother. I've ruined his life all while trying to make mine better. But as much as I've hurt Eli, I can't get those men off my mind, and it makes me a shitty fucking person—a shitty sister to the only family I've got.

I shiver from a ransom chill, not from the rain or the whipping wind, but from the unsettling feeling of someone watching me. Nervously, I turn around, slowly looking everywhere I can, but I don't see anyone. Immediately, my mind goes to Damon, and suddenly everything else doesn't seem as bad as it did.

My heart is racing as I continue to walk along the beach, the rain pouring down around me. I can't shake the feeling that Damon is still out there, somewhere, watching me. But for now, all I can do is keep walking, hoping that the rain will wash away some of the pain and confusion inside of me.

Approaching the lit-up part of the beach from the stream of light from our backyard, I see a dark figure standing in the distance, and alarm bells start going off inside my head. I swallow slowly, taking another hit and another sip, forcing my feet to keep moving. But as I move, the figure doesn't, leaving me confused. Is it Damon? Wouldn't he have chased me down by now? I wonder, but the fact that he likes to watch and torment me from afar makes me think it isn't him, and a wave of relief washes over me.

Getting closer and closer, I let out the breath I've been holding when the light illuminates Seven's bruised, bloody face, thankful that it isn't Damon. I run the rest of the way to him, jumping into his arms and knocking him down onto the sand. I bury my face in the crook of his neck, letting my tears soak into his skin as he protectively wraps his arms around me, holding me firmly on top of him.

"What are you doing out here all alone, Princess?" he asks, sounding worried but relieved at the same time.

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