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One night.
Two futures.
Almost three years of repair.
Four beating hearts healing from pain.
Five lives forever tied.
Falling for my boss, Damon Dreygon, was never part of the plan.
I was meant to seek from him what my boyfriend, Harvey Stark, refused to give me—someone to kiss me, someone to touch me, and maybe even someone to heal my wounds.
Instead in Damon, I found a mentor. I found a dark prince minus the charming part. Most importantly, in Damon, I found my voice coupled with my own strength.
This was never supposed to hurt Harvey.
Damon and I were never meant to be together.
With each choice, an entirely different future greets me, yet a few things remain the same: we’ve all known pain, we’re all in need of healing, and we’ve all hurt each other in very different ways.
All I wanted was for this melancholy to disappear so that I could find peace.
But peace is hard to reach when you’re too busy chasing secrets.
Secrets I wish would’ve stayed buried.
Secrets that meddle with my dreams.
Secrets I’ll be taking to the grave ...
I always thought being in Harvey’s arms would make me smile. I always thought it would break through the foggy barrier following me around.
The old me would curse myself to hell for hurting him.
Here we are, in my room, as I stare at the phoenix tattoo on his forearm again, wondering if he could change. If this could be our rebirth.
“Gemma?” Harvey asks, his eyes pleading for another chance.
“Okay.” I swallow. “Okay, Harv, we’ll try.”
Relief marks my boyfriend’s features when he releases my waist and rolls his wheelchair back. “I’ll let you shower.”
I can’t nod, nor can I reply. I couldn’t explain the splinter doing damage inside my heart even if I wanted to.
Time is a fickle bitch. When you want her to slow down, to savor the beautiful moments, she speeds up—slowing only when you’re bleeding to death, begging her to fast-forward.
Eventually I make my way to the bathroom and stand underneath the showerhead for who knows how long.
WonderinghowI got here.
Just this Monday, after my morning breakup with Harvey, I was having sex with Damon Dreygon, my boss.
And now it’s Wednesday and I’m back home, back in this constant dark abyss. I rinse the shampoo from my hair while repeating a mantra that I should be happy.
Harvey wants us totry.
I should be so, so happy right now.
