Stolen Time by S. A. Ichigo

Author:S. A. Ichigo [Ichigo, S. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-16T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Mia

Present

It’s not like I haven’t been thinking about him. Because I have. Well, a lot. If this was a fairytale and he was my knight in shining armor, I would escape with him anywhere he’d want. The problem is, our lives are too complicated. Our loss is too deep to be healed and we both know it even though we don’t want to admit it. Some scars stay visible forever.

That night was magical. We were perfect. Made for each other. I was happy. I let myself think this could work. I wanted it to be true. After five long years of hiding behind my sorrow, I stepped out of my bubble. Kai is an amazing man, loving, caring, and I know that he would do anything to make me happy. It’s been almost six years since the last time I’d been with a man. Until Kai, my only partner was Matt. I needed no one else. I wanted no other man. Until the night I met Kai. Because I felt dragged towards him from the moment we met. And I still do. Even more.

I was on my way to tell him I wanted to give us a try when I saw him holding that picture. My past. Reality came back storming through the door I was trying to lock. I couldn’t do it. Knowing that I will have to lie to him about who I am made me realize that I can’t hurt him like this. He deserves to know the truth – only that I can’t share it with him. After all – when all the fairy dust falls to the ground – he is a stranger.

I walk down the empty streets of Jackson. Crying. Crying cause I know I need to let him go. Crying cause I know I want more. Crying cause I want him in my life. And that’s the main reason I can’t be with him. Everyone close to me suffers at some point in their lives and I can’t put him through any more pain. He suffered too much already. Losing his wife broke him.

My heart is broken. If you ever felt the love from the first sight, you’ll understand how much it hurts when you need to let it go. Sometimes knowing someone for a few hours feels like you knew him your whole life. Kai is this person to me. With him by my side, I feel like I finally start living again. But there’s too much of my past he does not understand. Too many things I kept from him. Things I can never say when at the same time I can’t base a relationship on a lie.

He says, he understands. For now, maybe. But there will come the time when he’ll get tired of these secrets and he’ll vanish like sand thrown on the wind. Only that... he’ll leave me brokenhearted.

My phone buzzes and breaks me out of my thoughts.

“Mia Parker, how can I help?” I answer trying to keep my voice from shaking.

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