Tyler and I go into the basement and collect the tree whilst Hayden delegates. We carry the tree into the living room and we start erecting the tree. I glance at Riley who's curled up on the couch. She's so beautiful. "Honey, why don't you try this?" Abigail says as she walks into the room. I look at Abigail and see painkillers and some arnica gel.
"I'm good, thanks though," Riley protests and I groan loudly. Always so difficult.
"Why does your sister have to be so hard work?" I mutter and Tyler laughs. I punch his arm but he keeps laughing.
"That's my sister for you, we love her some days, hate her the rest." Hmm, I love her every day, I never stop loving her. Hayden takes my spot erecting the tree and I walk to Abigail and take the pills and gel off her. She smiles at me as if she appreciates my help.
I sit next to Riley and I slide the pills on my hand and I push them into her mouth. She groans but doesn't resist. I pass her the water bottle and I lift my hoodie and I start rubbing the gel into her side. She gasps and it pains me. I wasn't fucking there when she needed me. "Ow," she protests. Yes, I know baby. I take my eyes off her side and I look into her eyes and they soften.
She relaxes under my hand, "There, that wasn't too hard, was it?" I remove my hand from her side and let the hoodie fall and she frowns. I get up and I take the pills and gel to the kitchen. I wash my hands at the sink.
"Thank you," Abigail says. "She always listens to you, she's too stubborn for her own good." I laugh, yes, yes she is.
"You don't need to thank me, I hate to break it to you Mom but I do it for my own well being. I'm a selfish creature."
She laughs, "No, you aren't Honey. You do it because you love her," I shrug. Same thing, is it not? Abigail leaves the room and I grab a drink from the fridge. I pour some orange juice into a glass and I down it. I walk back into the room and I sit down next to my girl.
Abigail and Miley are decorating the tree and my girl is watching them with a smile on her face, "Thank you, Daddy," Riley says.
"You're welcome, Princess. I'm so glad you got your wish before Christmas. It's amazing to watch you and her together." Miley looks at Riley as if she knows they are talking about her and smiles.
"Would you like to put the Angel on the top of the tree, Miley?" Abigail asks. "Riley normally does it but I'm sure she won't mind." That's apt.
"Can I?" Miley says excitable and Riley nods. Riley goes to get up but I stop her by placing my hand on her thigh. No heavy lifting the doctor said so what does she plan to do exactly? I get up and walk to my sister. I lift her up whilst Abigail passes her the Angel. I lift her higher until she places it on the top of the tree.
We spend the day indoors as a family and it's been pretty sweet. We have just arrived at the fair and there is snow on the ground. Miley is in hat and gloves and she looks cute. Miley holds Riley's hand as we walk to the desk. The same old woman is at the desk again. "Riley, dear. It's nice to see you again." She looks down at Miley, "Who's this little one?"
I notice Miley tugging Riley's hand and Riley looks down at her. Riley picks her up and I roll my eyes. "This is Miley, she's Flynn's sister."
"And my Mommy," Miley says timidly. She hides her face in Riley's neck and the old woman's mouth falls open.
"You'll need to update me, Abigail." We walk into the fair and I'm anxious with Riley carrying Miley.
"Can I carry you, Smiley?"
"No! I want Angel!" I sigh and hold around Riley's hip to support her. I look at her beautiful face and her cheeks glow red where it's cold. We wander around the stalls for a while. Miley is so excited but she still insists on clinging to Riley.
"Abigail, Hayden," A woman says and I look at her. Riley recoils into my side and I wonder who this woman is. Riley never normally seeks comfort in me like this. I hold her protectively.
"Not now, Gail," Hayden growls. Why is he pissed?
"Why are you so uptight today? You are the one that brought your daughter here who killed my son!" she spits. Ahh fuck, so this is James's mother? I rest my nose and forehead on Riley's cheek to keep me calm.
"Killed your son?" Hayden growls. "He's still alive! Guess you don't mean that much to him if he hasn't got in contact with you."
"What did you say?"
"He's still alive, he assaulted my daughter a couple of days ago."
"Dad, don't," Riley begs. "Please," she sounds vulnerable but his mother needs to know the psycho he is.
"He wouldn't," she growls. "My son loved her! He would never hurt her or another woman for that matter. You're insane!" Tyler walks towards us and I remove my face from hers. He lifts her hoodie up revealing her bruises and I hate him for it. This isn't what she wanted. He lets the hoodie fall and he reveals the bruising on her neck and the woman gasps.
"I saw him strangle my sister in front of me and it was all a game to him. So don't call my Dad a liar!" Riley pushes him away.
"Hayden," she protests. "He wouldn't."
"Oh he would and he did. I'm not in the mood Gail, your son raped her and I'm not letting that go. Once he's arrested I'm throwing every charge at him that I can. He will keep his friend company in jail."
"Hayden, he's still my son."
"Who cares? He did the crime," Hayden growls.
"There must be some sort of mistake, he loves her. He wanted to marry her, he told me!"
"Just know that when I find your son he's going to die for real for hurting my girl. I can promise you that!" I growl.
"Honey, don't," Abigail comes towards me and strokes my cheek. "It's not worth it."
"Your girl?" the woman says.
"Yes, mine. He hurt what is mine and he will pay!" I hold my hand out to touch Riley but she's not within reach. I turn my head and I can't see her. Where the hell is she? "Where is she?" I panic.
I start walking to try find her. I end up at the Ferris wheel. Maybe if I go on the wheel I can find her. "How did I fucking lose her? She was right next to me," I growl.
"We all thought she was with us." Tyler is in as much panic as me.
"Flynn!" I hear Miley whimper. I turn in the direction of her voice and I see a tiny figure running towards me. I pick her up and bring her into my arms. "Flynn," she cries.
"Where's Angel?" I ask. She looks unharmed.
"The hooded man took her." My heart leaps out of my chest. "He's stealing her from us," she cries. I turn to Abigail and I place Miley in her arms. "No," she screams.
"Smiley, I need to find Angel so she can come back to you, okay?" she continues to cry but nods. "Please, look after her," I beg to Abigail and she nods. I search the fairground until I spot Riley. The hooded figure has her in a hold. "Bro," I growl and I start running full speed towards my girl. It's about time I came face to face with this arsehole.
He starts pulling her backwards and I continue pounding my feet. They disappear into the crowd but I continue to run in the direction I last saw them. I stop when I have no idea where they went. "What the hell?" I growl.
"I lost them," Tyler scans the area. Where the hell did he take my girl?
"Looking for us?" James yells. I look up and he's up in the funhouse on the balcony looking out onto the fair. He's holding onto Riley's hoodie.
"Let her go!" I shout but all he does is smile.
"Let her go?" James pushes Riley's upper body over the railing and I panic.
"Wait!" I yell. He knows what he's fucking doing! "He knows he's got the fucking higher ground," I say to Tyler and he looks terrified.
"JJ, don't do this, I will go wherever you want. Just don't this," Riley cries. He releases her but she makes no move to run. Why?
"You want her? Come and get her," James says playfully.
We go to run into the funhouse, "Don't!" Riley screams. Why? I stop in my tracks. "He has a gun, he will hurt you." I screw my face up. I'm not worried about myself, I'm worried about her. James grins down at us and waves the gun around taunting us. He replaces it back to her side, so that's why she didn't make a move to escape.
She reaches to his face and he hastily grabs her jaw and she screams. I growl I'm fucking helpless! "You don't have control here, Riley. The other day was an error in judgement on my part, it won't be happening again."
"James?" his Mother calls up to him. I look at the woman and Hayden is by her side. He comes towards us and places his hands on our shoulders. James looks down at her. "What are you doing?" she cries. He still hasn't let go of my girl yet and rage is consuming me.
"Stay out of this Mother. She's mine! No one is taking her from me," he yells down at us. Does he want to fight me on this? She's mine! He should stop being a coward and face me like a man!
"There are other ways of getting her to be yours and this isn't the way."
He shakes his head, "She loves me." And? Doesn't make this right! She loves me but I would never intentionally hurt her.
"So don't ruin it, Jay. If she loves you, you should cherish her. Please, let her go, son." He shakes his head and he shoves her against the wall and she screams. I'm literally going to kill him. He has a death wish to do this to my girl in front of me.
"She will leave me," he panics. Bet your arse she will.
"JJ, I won't leave you. I told you, I will go anywhere with you." Over my dead body. He releases her jaw and he backhands her face and I growl.
"Don't lie, you love him! You are engaged to him." He pulls her hair and she looks in pain. His lips crush hers and I'm done playing his game. I start running into the funhouse.
"Bro, he has a gun!" Tyler yells after me.
"I don't give a fuck." I run through the spinning wheel. "He's crossed the line!" I'm so fucking angry. I continue running, my heart is pounding. How dare he hit her like that. It's all I see, I'm blinded by the rage inside me.
"We need a plan," Tyler growls.
"I have a plan, I'm going to kill him."
"You can't, he's clever. He will hurt her, he's not going to risk exposure!" I don't care. I need to be close to her. I climb the moving stairs. As I enter the balcony Riley is protecting James. Why would she do that!
He pulls her from behind, "Please, go," Riley begs. She's really pleading me with her eyes right now. I can't leave you, baby. "He won't hurt me," she insists. He's hurt her multiple times in front of my eyes. How can she say that?
"Bullshit! He just fucking hurt you in front of me. I can't let that go!" Tyler grabs me from behind. I move towards them and I feel resistance from Tyler. James moves the gun to Riley's head and I plant my feet. Riley sucks in a breath and panics.
"Stay back or I'll shoot," James warns. Fuck! Why does he always have the upper hand? Why can't he just fight fair?
"Flynn, please!" Riley cries and my heart breaks.
"I know baby, I know," I try reassuring her. I need her in my arms right fucking now. "Everything will be okay." She nods frantically as tears fall from her face as if she trusts me. I look at the arseholes face, "I'm trying so fucking hard not to kill you right now."
"Try it, see where it will get you. I'm in control and there's nothing you can do." James grabs her jaw and she whimpers. He brings her face round to face him and he crushes his lips to hers. I launch towards him and he moves the gun in warning and I stop again. Hell! "See, I can do whatever I want and you can do fuck all about it."
"You can force her to do it but just know she's not voluntarily doing it. Somewhere deep down she loves you but you have to restrain her each time to get what you want. You'll never make her feel what I make her feel." He frowns at me.
"Flynn," Tyler warns.
"I make her feel!" James insists. Bullshit!
"Sorry to break it to you but you don't. I make her whole body catch fire whilst you freeze her. I make her scream my name!"
"Stop it!" James growls. This is pissing him off. Good.
"I caused her first orgasm! I take credit for all her orgasms. All you caused is pain!"
"No! She enjoyed it," James panics. Pfft, I don't think so.
"Don't kid yourself. She nearly killed herself because of you. She nearly drunk herself to death because of you! You made her feel dead, I make her feel alive!"
"Stop!" Riley screams. She's panicking, it's okay baby. This is working.
"Dead? Well, we will see if you'll join me in death." He backs away and my heart stops. He throws himself over the railings pulling my girl with him and Riley screams. Fuck! I hear them collide on the metal floor and I can't move. No!
"Ri!" I scream. No. Not my Angel.
"Lee!" Tyler cries.
I did this! I killed her in my anger. Tyler pulls me to the railings and I grudgingly look down and Riley is clinging on to the railings. Shit! Thank god she's still alive. I climb over the railings and I take her free hand. "I've got you, baby." I'm never letting her go. Tyler helps me pull her up and we all fall to the floor on the balcony.
My heart is literally thumping out of my chest. That was a close call! Riley cries on my chest and I hold her to me. I've never been so fucking scared in all my life. I notice Tyler sit up and stroke Riley's back. He looks at me in relief but we are both shaken. "Shh, it's okay Ri."
"Fuck, I really thought he pulled you over with him." So did I. Riley shivers and continues to sob on my chest.
"Is he dead? Tell me. . . I didn't kill him. . . a second time." Oh, baby, I hope you did kill him. Tyler gets up and looks over the railings.
"Dad! What's the verdict?" Tyler calls down to him.
"Still alive, unconscious though." Riley sighs and I sit her up. I cup her face and her tears ease up slightly.
"Are you okay baby?" I can't see any visible injuries but it doesn't mean there isn't any.
"Everything hurts," she whimpers. She must hurt if she's admitting it. Holding the rail alone must have been agony for her ribs let alone grabbing it at speed. Thank christ she grabbed the railing in time.
"Let's get you to your feet." I want to get her out of here. She nods and I help her to her feet and she calls out. I cringe, I've never seen her in so much pain. "Fuck, you okay?" she nods. "You know what? I'm tying you to my bed from now on. You fucking scared me," she rolls her eyes. That's my girl. Tyler stands the other side of Riley and we escort her towards the exit. I look at the narrow slide, she's never getting down that with her ribs. "Can we not go back the way we came?"
"Her going down the moving stairs? I don't think so." Tyler shrugs. I guess he's right. I lower her gently onto the top of the slide. I push her and she disappears from view. I quickly lower myself and push down and I panic when I see her still sat at the bottom.
"Fuck, Ri!" I panic but I can't stop myself from hitting into her. I push the bottom of her back and she falls over the edge onto the foam padding. She calls out in pain, she didn't even try to save herself. I get off the slide and I help her to her feet.
I hold her around her waist protectively and Tyler walks the other side of her as we walk out of the funhouse. That's going to give me nightmares for years to come. Riley freezes when she sees James on the floor. James's mother is crying over his body. She looks up at us and she runs towards Riley. She tries to hug Riley but she holds her hand out so she can't. "Riley, I'm so sorry," she cries. "Are you okay?"
Is she for real? She could have fucking died, she was inches away from death and now she's in excruciating pain. "No, she's not okay!" I growl keeping Riley close to my side. "Your son is a fucking psycho. She already had fractured ribs before this which your son had a part in! He could have killed her!"
"I'm sorry, I didn't know." I don't give a shit if she knew or not. Riley rests her head against me and Mrs Webber walks back to James. I hear sirens in the distance and I kiss Riley's forehead and she shivers. I'm here baby.
"Miley," she whispers.
"Your Mom is looking after her," I reassure her. I help her sit on the step of the funhouse. She'll probably be in less pain sat down, surely. She holds my hand until the emergency services arrive.
A police officer walks over to us, "Are you able to give a statement?" he asks me and Tyler.
I kneel in front of her, "You okay?" she nods. She's holding her ribs and she's really pale. "I will be as quick as I can baby." She nods and I kiss her forehead and Tyler and I walk to give our statement.
Once we've given our statement I walk to Hayden. "You okay son?" he pats my shoulder.
"No, he's got no chance after this right?" I counter.
"I'll do my best son. He's going to be arrested with attempted murder, rape and assault. They will take him to hospital first before they arrest him as he isn't conscious yet."
"How long?" I growl.
"It's hard to say son, depends what we can actually pin him for. I'm hoping for life but it depends on the judge."
"Is there any way he can be let off?"
"Seems unlikely, there are many witnesses but it's not impossible."
"Flynn!" Tyler calls and I look in the direction of his voice. "I need you, bro!"
I look back at Hayden, "What's the betting your daughter is causing trouble already," he laughs and I walk towards Tyler. "What's going on?"
"He says he needs to examine her but he needs her on the bed. That's not in my power bro." I look around in the ambulance and Riley is sat on the chair.
"Couldn't your parents have made a less stubborn child?" I climb onto the ambulance and walk to Riley.
"I don't need to. . . be checked over." I roll my eyes, she's in shit loads of pain. I pick her up without answering her. She grits her teeth and I gently lower her onto the bed. The back doors of the ambulance close.
"Have you got any medical history?" he asks and Riley groans.
"She has heart disease, her heart rate is generally high." He starts hooking her up to machines.
"Are you allergic to anything?"
"Yes, bullshit." If I wasn't so annoyed I'd laugh.
"Ri, behave."
"What happened at the scene?"
"Her ex had her at gunpoint, he didn't really hurt her. Just restrained her, he pulled Riley over the railing and luckily she managed to grab the railing to stop her falling but I think it hurt her ribs even more." He nods and pulls the top of her hoodie down and listens to her chest with the stethoscope.
Once he's finished listening he lifts her hoodie up revealing her abdomen and I glare at him. He didn't ask permission! He pushes on her ribs and she grits her teeth. I've had enough of people hurting my girl! "I'm going to administer some pain relief. I don't think you've punctured your lung, it sounds healthy. I would like you to go to the hospital though. Pain isn't good for your heart, especially if you have heart disease."
"No, I don't want it."
"Ri. . ." I sigh. I'm too tired for this. I nearly fucking lost her and she's complaining about taking pain relief. "When he strangled her she struggles to swallow. She hates taking tablets."
"I can give them intravenously if need be."
"Well, there you go Ri. No excuse now."
"I want to go home." Me too. I want her in my bed in my arms but I need to know she's okay first.
"Good for you, Ri but you need to go to hospital and get your pain under control."
"Miley," she growls. Abigail will look after her, I have no doubt.
"She will be fine for a couple of hours. You are going," I insist. The paramedic straps Riley into the bed and she starts pulling against the restraints. "Calm down, Ri."
"I don't like being. . . trapped." I sigh, I know. She's freaking out so I close the distance between us and I cup her face. Her panicked eyes look into mine.
"I know baby, I'm here, calm down." She nods as if she's agreeing with me. I know it must feel horrible to feel trapped after the stunt he pulled tonight. I look at the paramedic, "Let me tell her brother quick." He nods and I release her and I jump off the ambulance and search for Tyler and he's with Hayden. I walk over to them and they look at me. "She's in a lot of pain, they are admitting her into hospital. It's not good for her heart."
"I'll follow you guys to the hospital hopefully they won't keep her in long I'm shattered after that."
"Yeah me too, she's already doing my head in." They both laugh.
"Abigail and I will take Miley home," I nod.
"Thank you, see you later," I walk back to the ambulance and I sit on the chair.
"What's her name?" he asks me and I raise my eyebrow. Is she being difficult again?
I frown at Riley, "Riley Blake. Are you being difficult, Ri?" She smiles innocently and I laugh. Even after a hell of a night she's being difficult and acting cute. "Your parents are going to take Miley home and Tyler will meet us at the hospital."
"Is she okay?" she asks. I'm sure she's fine. I trust Abigail to look after her.
"She will be fine, Ri." The paramedic shuts the side door.
"Okay belt up," he says to me and I do as he instructs. Riley shuts her eyes and she looks in relief. Have they given her painkillers already? She stays silent for the journey to the hospital. When we arrive they hand over our information.
We get taken to a side room to be assessed. They poke her ribs and she calls out and I hate it. "On a scale of one to ten, how much pain are you in?" the doctor asks.
"Pain killers have kicked in. Eight," Riley smiles but she looks sleepy.
"And before they kicked in?"
"It doesn't have a mother fucking number for that," she groans.
"Ri, behave," I scold.
"What she didn't give a number high enough? Maybe alcohol will ease the pain. I never felt shit on it." I groan in frustration.
"Ri, you're not drinking so shut up. You're doing my head in." She's annoying.
"Well, there is the door if I'm doing your head in. Maybe I should ring Nath and he will stay with me."
"Fuck Ri, stop making me jealous. I'm not going anywhere, no other guy is coming. Now shut up before I gag you."
"I'll send you for scans shortly but vitals are good." I nod and the Doctor leaves.
"But at least Nath wouldn't be so crabby," she insists. I roll my eyes, she's a pain in my ass.
"Ri, please, enough already."
"Maybe Tate would have liked to have joined." I growl and cover her mouth.
"You're really testing tonight. No other fucker is ever going to touch you. I don't want to hear another word about it. You are mine," I growl. "Understand?" She nods and licks my hand. I laugh and shake my head. I release her and I stroke her hair.
My phone rings and I pull it out. It's a facetime from Abigail. I answer it and I see Abigail's face. "Everything okay?" I ask.
"Sure honey, Miley wants to say goodnight to Riley or she won't sleep." I climb on the bed next to Riley so we are both on the screen. Abigail passes the phone over to Miley.
"Mommy!" she whimpers.
"Hey baby, are you being good for Nana?" Riley asks.
"Yeah but I'm scared. You aren't here. I can't sleep without you."
"I will be back before you know it baby."
"Look at my PJ's Mommy!" she slides the camera down to show her Christmas pj's. "And we put up our stockings on the wall near the tree. And we put out milk and cookies for Santa. And carrots for the reindeers."
Riley smiles, "One more sleep baby and then it's Christmas. You need to be asleep before Santa comes though or you won't get any presents."
She starts crying on the phone, "Mommy," Riley grips my leg and I put my hand over hers. "I want you. Don't leave me," she begs. "Mommy," she whimpers.
"Don't cry, honey. I'll be home soon and then we will spend every day together."
"Smiley?" I say.
"Yeah?" she cries.
"Angel is a bit poorly. She needs to be looked after by the Doctors before she comes home later. If you are sad then you'll make Angel worry. Can you be brave so Angel can get better?"
"If I be brave Angel will get better?"
"Exactly, Smiley."
She wipes her tears and stops crying. "Okay, I'll be brave. Goodnight Mommy, goodnight Flynn."
"Goodnight baby," Riley whispers. Hell, my sister upset her.
"Good night Smiley," I hang up and put my phone away and Riley starts crying. I hug her, "Ri, she's fine. It's what kids do, she just so dependent on you. Don't panic." She sounded okay when she told us what she did with Abigail.
"She needs me and I'm not there. What if he had killed me? She would be so upset." I cringe, let's not think about that.
"It was a close call baby but we can't think of what if's. You're here with us and we will treasure you." She nods and stops crying. A nurse walks in and takes Riley for a scan. I'm escorted to the waiting room.
ME- She's gone for scans.
TYLER- She's okay though?
ME- At the moment. She might not be if she continues to drive me insane!
TYLER- You decided to love my sister!
ME- I didn't decide, I had no fucking choice.
Of course, I'd want to love her if I had a choice. I wouldn't take it back but I never chose to fall in love with her. I wait ages for her to return from her scans although the minute she returns I wish she was still having scans. "I want to go home," she protests as she lays on the bed in an examination room.
She starts climbing out of the bed and I pin her down, "Riley enough, okay? We are here until they assess you and discharge you."
"Miley needs me." She's most likely asleep by now so it doesn't matter. "She sounded fine on the phone when she went to bed. Just stop being a pain in my ass."
The Doctor walks in and I sigh with relief, "Hi, I'm Doctor Bailey. I've looked at your files and conferred them with ours. Nothing showed on our scans that would worry me. You were lucky Miss Blake. You need to rest, I'm going to prescribe stronger painkillers."
"No thanks," she mutters. I'm actually going to kill her.
"Ri, I'm going to literally gag you in a minute." I feel her glaring at me but I look at the Doctor, "Do you have a liquid form or something?"
"Sure, I can prescribe a liquid form. I'll get that written up for you and you'll be discharged. You have swelling that you should use an ice pack regularly and rest. The pain is not good for your heart."
"Thank, Doc. I'll make sure she rests." The Doctor leaves and I still feel her glaring at me. I look at her and sure enough, she's scowling at me. "Don't fucking start Riley. I've had it with today. I could have fucking lost you and you're sulking about painkillers."
"Just go then if you're. . . so done with today." I sigh we've been through this. I'm not leaving her.
"What and leave you on you're own? I don't think so."
"I'm not forcing you to stay. If I'm . . . that much of a. . . pain, then go."
"Riley, shut up. We will go home together soon. I'm not fucking leaving you. You need to stop pushing me away because I'm not going anywhere. You can tell me to leave, get on my last nerve like you have in the past but I'm not letting you do that this time."
"For how long? Until the next. . . catastrophe? It's only a matter of. . . time before you say you are. . . bad for me." Christ, she's stubborn! I swear she never used to be this hard work.
"Fucking hell Ri, just give it up already. You fucking frustrate me more than anything. You might be in physical pain right now but have you not stopped to think about the pain we were in. That I was in, am in?"
"If I am that. . . much of a bother. . . then maybe James. . . should have succeeded!" How can she say that to me? We'd all be dead along with her if he had. I seriously thought I'd see her in a heap on the floor when I looked over the railing.
"Don't say that to me. When I saw Miley running towards me on her own my heart stopped. She told me a hooded man was stealing you from us. It didn't take me long to identify you in the crowd. My body is so trained on you. I knew there would be a time when I'd meet him but I never expected anything like that." I really wanted to face him but today is not what I imagined. I wanted to be able to throw a punch but he used Riley as a shield.
"He knew he was in control. The way Tyler described the way he restrains you is nothing for how I felt to see it in person. Rage consumed me, I was scared Ri. It was the last straw when he kissed you like that. Tyler was trying to stop me but nothing could. Why would you stand in front of him like that?"
"I didn't want him. . . to hurt you. If I protected. . . him then he wouldn't. . . hurt you. He's a jealous guy." I'm a jealous guy! So she wasn't really protecting him, it was her way of protecting me?
"I'm jealous over you, Ri because you are mine. When he pulled you over the railings my whole world came crashing down. If I wasn't so impulsive maybe he wouldn't have done it. I knew in that moment I couldn't live in a world where you didn't exist. My heart broke when you disappeared from view. The sound of his body colliding with the metal ground was deafening. I felt so sick."
"But I'm still here." Yes, she is but she's moaning about meaningless shit! I nearly lost her and she's being so stubborn.

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Her Lost Soul 2
RomanceThe second instalment of the series in Flynn Archer's perspective. How will he react when the love of his life is withdrawing from him? When finds the cause of her worries, how will he react? All he wants to do is protect Riley but he hates himself...