Thorns and Forgiveness : Twisted Legacy Duet by CoraLee June

Author:CoraLee June [June, CoraLee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-01-29T16:00:00+00:00

12

Vera

I stared at my phone, forcing myself to adopt the natural confidence that Hamilton personified.

Vera: I’m thinking about you again. Are you aching, Hamilton?

He didn’t respond, but he saw the message. I wasn’t giving up, and I wasn’t going to hate myself for fighting for what I wanted, either.

Standing outside of Jess’s apartment building, my acidic chest bubbled with nerves. I thought I’d have enough time to brave up and confront her during my forty-five minute bus ride, but I was still just as nervous now as I was two days ago when Hamilton left for San Francisco and I decided that I needed to talk to Jess.

If anyone knew what was going on with Hamilton, it was his best friend. I just hoped she’d talk to me. It would take an army of fiercely loyal people to pull him out of whatever mess he was involved in. I made up my mind to approach the situation the same way he pursued me: with unwavering determination.

I marched up the steps to the top floor with my head held high. Once I made it to her doorstep, I hovered my fist over the door and paused.

What if this was a mistake?

What if Jess didn’t want to work with me?

The door opened before I could knock. Jess arched her brow and glared at me. “How long are you going to stand outside our door, Vera?” she asked, forgoing the usual greeting.

“However long it takes,” I admitted before letting out a huff of air. “Just trying to figure out what I’m going to say to you.”

“Who says I want to even hear what you have to say?” she snapped back before crossing her arms over her chest. Jess looked worn down. She was wearing thick glasses that barely hid the exhaustion in her eyes. Her sweatpants hung low on her frame, and the oversized T-shirt looked like one of Hamilton’s.

I tilted my chin up, despite the growing sympathy filling me up at the sight of her. Gone was the submissive Vera, the one that let people walk all over her. I wasn’t in the wrong here. I had every right to talk to Jess about Hamilton.

She shifted from one foot to the other, waiting for me to speak.

“You hurt me,” I began.

“So what?” she countered on a snarl.

“You knew about Saint.”

“I did,” she replied.

“That’s pretty shitty, Jess. I get that you have loyalty to Hamilton. I suppose at the end of the day, you don’t owe me anything. But I’m not going to let you be mean to me after the shit you pulled. I’m here because I care about Hamilton, and so do you.”

Her eyes widened, the dark depths of her gaze filled with surprise. A couple of seconds passed, and she remembered that she was supposed to be short with me. “You don’t care about him! You’re the reason he pushed me away!”

“Who the hell are you to tell me who I care about?” I straightened my shoulders. “He’s shutting you out, isn’t he?”

“How do you know that?” she asked, her voice full of anguish.

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