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Drew
I gave her the space she’d asked for again—and it f*****g killed me. The pain on her face felt like the knife in my chest, the memory of how my confession hurt her like a fist twisting the goddamn blade deeper. I didn’t deserve her forgiveness for what happened ten years earlier, and I sure as hell didn’t expect it for taking her father from her as well.
Shaun had been tossed into my life for a second time, a second chance to make things right—and I’d f****d it all to s**t. Even knowing Ben wouldn’t live another five minutes as I’d stood before him…
I’d done as he’d asked. Ended his suffering.
If Shaun had seen him, if she understood the severity of his injuries, she might think differently.
I’ll tell her in the morning, I told myself as my body tensed to climb out of bed. I’
