The Secrets You Keep (Blurred Lines) by Tracy Lorraine

Author:Tracy Lorraine [Lorraine, Tracy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Amazon: B0BHPSC41C
Published: 2022-10-06T23:00:00+00:00

26

KNOX

The second she’s in my arms, everything that’s been wrong with my life for the past five years instantly rights itself.

This is all I needed.

Her.

My little firefly.

“Violet,” I breathe, pressing my lips to her hair before sucking in a deep breath of her scent.

I’m home.

I thought I felt relief the day Reid told me he had a way for me to get out, and then again when I walked out of those gates and dropped into his car, but neither of them has anything on this moment.

Neither of us speaks. We just stand there, soaking up everything that we’ve been missing. Or at least, I hope that’s what she’s been doing too. Her tears soak my chest, but she doesn’t make a sound as she drowns in the pain of everything she lost. I hate that I haven’t been here to keep her together. I had to trust Roman and Tristan to do that in my absence. And at least one of them pulled through for her. It’s the reason why I’m finding it hard to hate him, knowing that he’s been with her.

But eventually, a knock sounds out, notifying us that our breakfast is here, and she pulls her head from my chest.

“You should get that,” she says, staring up at me with her huge, tear-filled emerald eyes.

Regretfully, I release her body, but only in favor of cupping her cheeks.

Another knock comes.

“Just leave it by the door,” I shout.

Violet startles at the volume of my voice, but she doesn’t move. Instead, she stays exactly where she is, staring right back at me as another tear falls.

I catch it with my thumb.

“Baby, please don’t cry.”

I press my brow to hers and she closes her eyes, absorbing my presence, and I can’t help but do the same.

“Go and get the food, Knox,” she finally says, taking a step back and severing our connection.

I stand there staring at her for long seconds after she’s pulled away from me.

She wraps her arms around herself and keeps her eyes on the floor.

It fucking pains me to see her suffering, and I can’t help but wonder just how bad it’s been over the past five years.

And while I might want to hate him, I’m also incredibly grateful for Tristan. His family too, because I know they were the ones to help keep Violet together after everything blew up in her face.

You did the wrong thing, a little voice says in my head.

But it’s too late now. I made a decision, and I trusted the wrong person.

And until I manage to find him and tell him what a fucking weak coward I really think he is, there’s not much I can do about it.

Other than forcing my way back into her life and proving to her that the boy she knew all those years ago is still here.

I might be a little older, a little more jaded by life and carrying a whole heap of scars. Scars that include a heart that was shredded the moment I was forced to walk away from her, but deep down, I’m still me.

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