Beautiful Haze by Mills K.C

Author:Mills, K.C.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-02-14T00:00:00+00:00

ELEVEN

Conner briefly stood in the doorway of her sister’s room and watched her pacing, chewing the corner of her nail. The defeated look on Cali’s face had Conner moving with quick strides until she reached her sister and pulled Cali into a tight hug.

“I’m sorry.”

“It’s not your fault I’m stupid.” Cali shrugged out of Conner’s hold and climbed on the bed, pressing her back to the stack of pillows lining her headboard. She tucked her knees into her chest and let her head fall back at the same time her eyes closed.

“You’re not stupid.” Conner filled the spot at the foot of the bed, facing Cali. She mirrored the position, tucking her knees into her chest but she lowered her face on a folded arm, staring cautiously at Cali.

“Aren’t I, though? I knew something wasn’t right. Things were too perfect. He felt so familiar. He knew my name, Connor.”

“What?” She frowned and Cali released a sigh.

“The day I met him, he called me Cali and when I questioned how he knew my name, he pointed to my necklace. He fucking lied and I believed him.”

“It was a believable lie.”

“Right, I still should have known. Should have been more careful. I can’t believe I let him in so easily.”

I can’t believe I trusted him.

“Can I ask you something?”

Cali glanced at her sister and Conner added. “But you have to promise not to get mad.”

“I can’t promise you that but ask me whatever you want. You already know everything. It’s not like I have anything to hide at this point. I slept with Merritt and now I’m sleeping with his cousin. Like I’m some game, a challenge to conquer.”

“Is that what you really believe?”

No.

“I don’t know what I believe. I don’t know what about us is real. What if this was all about him…”

Merritt.

Cali knew how he felt. He was always expressing how different she was, how special, how much he didn’t deserve to be in her life, to have her time, her love, her body. What if he said those things to War and he had to see for himself. The thought made her sick to her stomach.

“What if it wasn’t? He knew about you, but you always said Merritt was protective of the relationship he had with you. Maybe War knew who you were, but that doesn’t mean this was a game or that he knew the details of what you had with Merritt. It’s possible that what’s between the two of you is about his connection, what he sees, what he feels, what he wants, and doesn’t have anything to do with Merritt.”

“But what if it’s not. It’s complicated. It’s fucking twisted. Can you imagine what people will think…”

“People…” Conner barked a laugh. “First of all, fuck people. The only thing that matters is what you think. And what people are you talking about anyway, Cali? His people? Because who the fuck are Merritt’s people? You never met them and I’m sure that was intentional. He had other women⁠—”

Cali glared at Conner with a warning but Conner rolled her eyes.

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