Sinners Keepers: A Dark Why Choose Romcom (Fate Trace Book 2) by Genna Black

Author:Genna Black [Black, Genna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2023-12-11T16:00:00+00:00

“I don’t fully understand why my dad would shoot me when I’m worth so much more to him alive,” I said.

Alec poured me another cup of coffee and placed it on the counter in front of me.

Bless him.

“Our best guess is that it was purely self-defense. He was likely convinced you were dead or as good as, so he split. He was gone before we got there,” Ijah paused, his voice cracking as he spoke. He cleared his throat and opened his mouth again, but nothing came out. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath, swallowing hard before continuing.

That made sense from what I could now remember of that night, the things he’d said to me before he left me there.

“We thought you were dead, cupcake. Your body was lifeless and so fucking cold, covered in blood. I lost my fucking mind. If I hadn't followed you that night, you wouldn't be here. And I'll never forgive myself for not getting to you sooner." His fingers traced along the line of the scar at the base of my throat.

“It broke something in each of us seeing you like that,” Alec said, brushing my hair over the opposite shoulder with the back of his hand. “I cared so much for you, Hunny Bee. Long before I found it within myself to act on those feelings.” His eyes darted to Ijah’s, probably concerned his friend would take offense at what he’d just admitted, but Ijah just gave him a small smile. “The first moment we had hope that you’d pull through, I knew I would do some damn near shameful things to make sure you never found yourself in a situation like that again.”

“And when you woke up to me in the hospital that first time, convinced it was me who hurt you—” Ijah continued. He couldn’t seem to find the words.

I didn’t remember waking up to him at all. Only Alec. I couldn’t imagine the pain he must have felt, or how hysterical I would have been. It was hard enough waking up to Alec and thinking those things.

I climbed into his lap. I couldn’t get close enough to him, even with our bodies flush. I wanted to crack open his ribcage and climb inside his body. “I’m so sor—”

“Don’t,” he snapped, kissing me roughly. “None of this was your fault. Traumatic brain injuries are so finicky. None of us could have known that the hit your head took when you went down would have caused something like this. I’m just so fucking thankful I had these two to step in when I couldn’t be there for you.”

“Me too,” I admitted. “But why couldn’t you just tell me?” I asked.

“Fuck, we wanted to,” Law said. “More than fucking anything, so many times. But the doctors all advised against it. Trying to convince someone of something true when they’re suffering from memory loss nearly always does more harm than good. If anything, it would have added more stress to the situation and upset you even further.

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