Blood Secrets

Chapter Five

Chapter Five

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How Do You Know It’s A Mistake,

Unless You Make The Mistake?

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Can hold my breath only for a little while 'til reality starts sinking in

once again i'm settling for second best turn the pages skip to the end

to where i swore that i would try since the last time i crossed that line in the back of my mind i know

it only hurts when your eyes are open lies get tossed and truth is spoken it only hurts when that door

gets open dreams are lost and hearts are broken

miles away promise from a burning bed two worlds should never collide

one word would end it if you ever heard tear the page out that reminds me

when i swore that i'd be strong now the next time has come and gone well maybe i'm wrong i know

IT ONLY HURTS ~ DEFAULT

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She pushed her back firmly against the wall, digging her nails into the palms of her shaking hands. Her intestines twisting her stomach into solid granite, she sucked in a sharp breath as the pain began to spread through her.

“Fuck...” she breathed, slowly wrapping her arms around her lower abdomen. “No one...” she choked around a sob that jerked from her throat, before sliding to the floor drawing her knees to her chest.

She pressed her head into her knees, locking her hands around them. The sobs taking over her, she ground her teeth together starting to rock back and forth. When someone touched her a scream pulled from her throat. “Shh... it’s okay.” He whispered, gently tipping her face up to look into his beautiful eyes. “They're gone, Jewels,” he whispered, running his thumb gently over her cheek bone.

“No one-”

“I did,” he cut in quickly, pulling her into his arms. “I stopped it.”

She felt the tears slide freely down her cheeks as she leaned into him, letting him hold her against his chest. She closed her eyes, breathing in slowly as his presence soothed the panic inside.

“Everything is gonna be okay,” he mumbled as he kissed the top of her head. “I'll always take care of you, Julia.”

Her fingers twisted into his shirt as if he were the life preserver in the middle of the ocean. “Forever?”

“Forever and ever.”

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A sharp cry escaped her throat as she violently came awake. She sucked in several breaths, trying to calm the erratic beat of her heart and the shake that was threatening to take hold of her body. Harley wiped the back of her hand across her cheek, trying to rid it of the hot tears. The glowing clock next to her announced that it was barely after two in the morning, something she was grateful for – for it would mean that no one had heard her wake up.

She closed her eyes and slowly sank back into the bed, dragging the thick comforter over her head. She pulled one of the pillows into her arms, hugging it to her chest in a near death grip, her face pressed into it, trying to push away the sobs that were growing inside her. Don't think about him.