CHAPTER FORTY THREE: TRAPPED IN LIES

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Dante’s POV I sit on the edge of the bed, waiting. I wait for about an hour or two but she doesn’t show up. She’s probably in the guest room. I understand why she’s angry, but I can’t undo what has already been done. I only kept the truth from her because I was terrified she would leave. And now she’s down the hall and I can’t even knock because what the hell i’m I supposed to say? Sorry, I let your father die? Sorry, I lied? Sorry, I’m in love with you? I stand up from the bed. I need a drink. I scatter my cabinet until I find the right drink for how I’m feeling. 1978 vintage bourbon. I pour myself a glass and sink into the bed. I’m 32 years old, I’ve killed men, I’ve burned businesses to the ground. And here I am sitting like a kid because a 24-year-old girl won’t talk

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