Vicious Little Snakes: Hillcrest Prep, Book 2 (A Prep Series 3) by Trilina Pucci

Author:Trilina Pucci [Pucci, Trilina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-03-24T16:00:00+00:00

Liam

It’s three in the morning. The party’s long over, and I’m sitting in the dark, staring across this room, unable to leave.

I ran from Caroline, and myself, walking the streets and looking for trouble but finding nothing. Good thing because there was already enough of it inside of me that I didn’t need any help beating myself up. But no matter the path I walked, I ended right back where I started—here, sneaking inside as people left. I waited in the shadows, watching as Donovan quietly shut Caroline’s door behind her before slipping inside.

Of all the fucking places I could go, the beds that would welcome me, here is where I sit, watching the girl I tried to crush sleep. Praying that she’ll let me try to put her back together because of what I did. What I said—it’s unforgivable.

Caroline’s body stirs before rolling over and tucking the blanket under her chin. She looks peaceful, but I doubt she feels that way. I haven’t taken my eyes off of her since I sat down, listening to every soft breath, wondering what I’ll say if she wakes up.

I think I needed to prove that she was still whole because it feels like I took a chunk from her broken heart—straight out of her chest.

My head hangs in my hands, elbows on my knees, as I stare at the floor. If God is real, I hope he knows that I’ll do any penance to set this right.

“What are you doing here?”

Her soft voice lifts my face, big eyes staring back at me. All my words get stuck. Until the truth tumbles out.

“I don’t know.”

Her eyes narrow, thoughts flitting over her face. She has every right to be angry—to hate me. I can’t blame her. What I did—fuck. I can barely stand the thought of living with it, and it’s not stuck on me.

“You should leave.”

I nod but start speaking before I lose my nerve, “I needed to make sure you were okay. The things I said—”

Words begin to fail me, so I take a breath.

“—The hate that I drowned you in tonight. I don’t know how to make that right. I didn’t even mean it. I don’t why I said it all. I just hated myself so much for all the things I was too much of a fucking pussy to say—all the reasons it was never me you chose, that I think I wanted you to hurt just as much.”

I clear my throat, trying to keep my emotions at bay, as Caroline’s fingers wipe over her cheeks.

“All you did was tell the truth, Liam. The words are meaningless. It only hurts because you said them.”

My hands wipe down my face as I let out a breath.

“No, Caroline. I lied. There is no world in which ‘Poor Caroline’ exists. But I hate myself because the truth is, I needed you to be as empty as I feel. Sorry isn’t enough for what I’ve done because now I’m just another person who hurt you.

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