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Chapter 29

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BRANDON TATE

Honey cowers back into the wall looking terrified, her eyes tearing up as she tries to keep a safe distance from me. I just stand there and look at her feeling my heart disintegrating into a million pieces.

I remember the time when Honey squealed in excitement and ran towards me to jump into my open arms in the airport after my trip to South Africa and now I see her shivering and crying in the corner of the room distancing herself from me.

What the fück have I done to my little princess?

I swallow the lump in my throat and take a step forward only to see Honey wrap her hands around herself and whimper "P-please leave me a-alone."

I don't want anything in this world other than seeing my baby happy. I rush to her and pull her into a hug.

She starts crying trying to get away from me "Let me go Brandon!" she squeals in fear.

"Please princess I-"

"Please leave p-please." she sobs making me hug her tighter.

She doesn't press her head to my neck like she used to and it kills me.

I've lost her.

"Sweethear-"

"I hate you." she whispers and the words die in my mouth.

The way she said them made chills go through my spine. She really hates me. I break off and cup her face.

She looks scared but as she looks up at me, I'm floored by the amount of hate displayed on her innocent features and it breaks me further.

I slowly kiss her forehead and feel the shudder going through her.
"I love you princess." I say earnestly. I love her so much.

She swallows and whispers vehemently "I hate you Brandon Tate." making my eyes go wide. I stagger as my legs give away and fall on my knees.

I look up at her "I'm so sorry Honey."

A scowl comes on her beautiful face as she takes a step back.
"You say sorry all the time Brandon! But you're never really sorry. You hurt me Brandon!" her bottom lip puckers as she sobs "You hurt me! You are worse than Brian!" she cries out.

My heart.

She could've stabbed me a million times and that would've been far less painful than seeing my babygirl like this, hearing her say all this.

"He didn't mean anything to me when he tried to... f-force himself on me all those years back, but you! You meant everything to me Brandon! You're my life! And you broke my heart!! You hurt me so much!" she said looking just a shell of the sweet and happy Honey I knew.

"I-I was always nice to you, I was never mean." she whispered in an innocent tone as if trying to understand what made me hurt her this way. "I always listened to what you said, because I knew you loved me and only did what you did to protect me."

She wiped her tears and then her nose with the back of her hand "But then why!?? Why? I-I thought it was you who was behind me not Ted! I just drank my first cocktail that night! You di-didn't even let me explain..." she started shivering and crying making me going to touch her when she took another step back "Don't touch me!" she squealed.

"I'm sorry princess. I'm so sorry I'll do whatever it takes for you to love me again... I can't live without you. I'll cherish you and love you just like you deserve my love... Just forgive me one last time please." I whisper feeling my cheeks getting wet.