The Truth Keeps Silent by A.V Asher

The Truth Keeps Silent by A.V Asher

Author:A.V Asher
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781736543900
Publisher: Winter Zephyr Press


Twenty-Eight

Clenching his fists and inhaling deeply, Alec struggled to ignore the deep throbbing of the wound on his chest. His entire body ached from the smaller bruises that were now making themselves known. Not to mention Mercedes’s scent was lingering on his skin, making him hard as hell. Shifting in his seat at the window, he sought to relieve the discomfort. No luck.

Christ, what a clusterfuck.

He should have let her go to bed instead of trying to hash things out when they were both wrung out and raw.

Why the hell had he kissed her?

Alec had spent hours in the car coaching himself on how to let her go again. To distance himself from how she made him feel and focus on keeping her safe. It had only taken an hour to blow that plan to shit.

In his heart, he knew why he’d done it. Because she’d said something he’d needed her to say for three years.

He was right to be jealous of you. He never stood a chance.

Alec closed his eyes and swallowed hard, trying to clear the tightness in his throat.

If he thought it was true, he’d move heaven and earth to be with her. To let the wall down and be her everything.

But it wasn’t true.

She’d already made that choice once. And she’d walked away without giving Alec a chance to fight for her. All the plans they made, the trips they wanted to take, it hadn’t been enough. Without warning, the phone calls stopped. Texts went unanswered. It was so unlike her. He had reached out to Luke to make sure she was alright. Luke said she was fine, but she was working a lot.

Alec let it go on for nearly two weeks before he threatened to get on a plane. He was at least owed the courtesy of knowing what was going on. If she wouldn’t tell him by phone, she could do it face to face.

That finally provoked a response. A series of short text messages was all she offered him. All he was worth.

The distance was too much. She’d found someone else. Someone who loved her and wasn’t a half a world away. She was sorry. She’d never meant to hurt him. Please don’t get Charlie and Luke involved. Maybe someday they could be friends?

Alec had never been so blindsided. But Mercedes had asked him to respect her decision, and he had. It had ripped his fucking heart out.

Throwing himself into his work, he trained harder and worked more hours than anyone—anything to keep her out of his head. After time had lessened the pain, he recognized his own mistakes. He’d thought her feelings had matched his. It never crossed his mind that she was having doubts. He should have said the words out loud, told her how much he needed her in his life. Maybe if she’d known, she wouldn’t have looked for it in someone else.

He’d been afraid to scare her off. How do you tell a woman you hadn’t seen in



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