Promises (Benson Siblings Book 2) by Sarah Bailey

Author:Sarah Bailey [Bailey, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Twisted Tree Publications
Published: 2019-09-26T16:00:00+00:00

Dear James,

You’re angry and rightly so. There were things I did to you and your brother and sisters that could be considered unorthodox. My only regret is you could not see the bigger picture. Life is a cruel and harsh taskmaster. It takes what you love and turns it into dust whenever it feels the need to teach you a lesson. Love is a wasted emotion.

We’ll talk further when you come to see me.

Think about it.

Your father.

Dante walked in and shut the door.

“What fresh madness has he decided to sprout this time?”

I handed him the letter when he reached me.

“Apparently his methods were merely unorthodox.”

He frowned, his eyes scanning the page. He shook his head.

“He has no fucking morals or shame. Honestly, can you believe this bullshit? I swear to fucking god he thinks you’re stupid.”

Or he thought I was still a scared little boy who did everything he said so I wouldn’t be punished. Either way, I was getting tired of his letters. They reminded me how manipulative and sick in the head our father was.

“It makes me wonder why he treated us so differently. He only hurt me when I was actually bad. The rest of the time he just made me feel like shit with his words.”

“Zach isn’t just some mindless monster. He’s cold and calculating. He studied us so he could hit us where it hurt the most. Don’t be fooled by anything he says.”

Dante was right. I couldn’t let him get in my head again. It would only send me back into that pit of despair where I questioned everything I did. Back to the time where I relied on Avery in ways I shouldn’t have. Though, honestly, what happened between us was more about what she needed at the time than me. I let her take from me and she took far too much.

“And let’s not forget what he did to the girls. That was just plain cruel. They can’t find out about these.”

“We can’t find out about what?”

Both of us looked up at the door where Jen and Fi were standing, eyebrows raised.

Fuck.

Before either of us had a chance to put the letter somewhere they couldn’t see it, Jen strode towards us and snatched it out of Dante’s hand.

“Jen…” Dante said, his tone laced with warning.

“What the fuck? How long has this been going on?” Jen demanded, handing it off to Fi when she was finished.

“A few weeks. That’s the third one,” I said.

There was no point lying to them. We shouldn’t have hidden it but neither of us wanted to upset our sisters.

“Where are the other two?”

“I gave them to Dante to get rid of.”

Jen turned to him.

“Did you?”

“Yes,” Dante replied. “His words are venom and James doesn’t need to be reminded of his shit. I’m not keeping this one either.”

Both of them shook their heads as Fi shoved the letter back at Dante.

“You two weren’t going to tell us. What happened to dealing with things as a family?” she asked.

I looked at Dante whose expression was dark.

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