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HALEY
I stood in the shower until the water ran cold, my tongue between my teeth to keep from sobbing to relieve the absolute f*****g agony gripping my head and heart. The fight or flight had kicked in, and I’d needed time to process what had gone down in less than twelve hours.
The bathroom gave me the privacy to set this straight in my head.
Even though Garrett had lied to me before knowing about my past, my triggers with that s**t, I still felt betrayed. He should have spoken up sooner. Should have just told the damn truth from the very beginning.
I’d have let him stay since I’d been desperate too.
Goddamn him for ruining one of the best things in my life.
Longing to call out to him tugged on my heartstrings more than once while I fought off tears and the heavy blackness in th
