She's So Particular (Complete)

It Should Have Been Me

"Well, well, well Camila, not only have I raised a whore I have raised a liar as well"

I watch as Miguel tightens his grip around Camilas throat and I want to grab hold of her, drag her away from him and then hit him until you can't recognise his face anymore, but he has already showed he has no boundaries once, he already plunged a blade into his own flesh and blood over and over, I can't risk he will do that again, I can't risk losing Camila

"Dad..."

"I asked you about him and you said he was a friend"

"He was..."

"You were making out with Nesto..." I watch as Camila and Nestos gaze meets in shock "You thought I didn't know but of course I did, I let it go hoping it would keep you away from... that"

He uses his free hand and points a finger at me

"He's filth, he is the male version of a whore and you have chosen to lie with him... I should have killed you when I had the chance then you would have died a hero to your fans before they saw you for the weak girl that is so easily manipulated by a man like THAT!"

That's all it takes for me to forget the risks. I reach out, grab hold of Camila and drag her from him, pushing her towards Nesto and the safety I know he provides. Throwing myself forward I grab Miguel by the shoulders as we both tumble backwards

"You bastard!" I remember every single thing I hate about him in that moment the way he manipulated Camila, the way he criticised her talent, her looks, her weight the fact he took a knife and plunged it into her beautiful body over and over again and with each thought I slam my fist into his face. Over and over.

I hear Camila crying out for me to stop and Nesto holding her back promising her he's getting everything he deserves and I keep going until foreign hands reach under my arms and drag me backwards.

I hear shouted words and Camila crying. I hear Nesto soothing her and then her screaming the words I knew but desperately need to hear from her

"He did it! It was my dad! He was the one that stabbed me, he was the one that tried to kill me!"

The police officer drags me from Miguel as Camila rushes to my side and throws her arms around me but I can't do anything but push her away.

Miguel was going to pay but so my newly formed relationship with Camila

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Shawn walks into his apartment and then out onto the balcony without ever speaking to me.

I'm not naive enough it to realise he's upset with me but this is my first relationship and after one day we are having 'problems' and I'm not sure how I'm supposed to deal with them

"You're upset with me"

"No shit Einstein" he drops down on to his patio suite and crouches over his knees staring everywhere except at me

"Was it something I did in particular or just everything?" I sit next to him and he scoots away from me and that simple movement hurts

"I'm supposed to be your boyfriend Camila" he doesn't lift his head but the hurt on his voice is evident "You didn't call me today, you called some guy you had been making out with instead"

"No, I called my bodyguard, someone who knew me and my dad and the layout of our house"

"But you didn't call me. You didn't let me know what what you were thinking, what was worrying you or what you were planning on doing instead you called him"

"Shawn..."

"Is this real Camila? Is this a relationship or is this some experiment whilst you try and break free of your dad?"

"It's real, I swear, what I feel for you is real. Today I panicked, I was scared and confused and I..."

"Called Nesto"

"I..."

"It should have been me Camila, if this was real, you would have called me"

I reach out to touch his shoulder but suddenly he's on his feet

"Shawn..."

"It should have been me" he says quietly as he walks away from the patio and I hear his bedroom door slam shut and then the lock slide across

*please comment and vote. I woke up hating this book and wanting to end it asap 😞