My eyes held his in silence. For the first time, I had a choice. I had never been given a choice before. I didn’t get a say in my parents walking out on me. I didn’t choose to never have a home or a family. Paul had groomed and coaxed me into every decision I had to make with him. Then he ripped all my choices away from me, as if they were ever mine to begin with. But here, with Desmond, I was handed a choice. For the first time… my life was mine to decide.
“What happens after I choose?”
His eyes never left mine. “If you choose to reject me, I’ll get you home as soon as I can. But not back to where you came from. I will take you somewhere safe where you can actually live your life instead of running. I’ll give you everything you’ll ever need… money, transportation, a house… whatever it
