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She bit, “It’s the truth.”
“The truth as you see fit.”
“What do you want me to say? Huh? You betrayed me! I loved you!”
“You still fucking love me! I know that as much as you do!” I tugged my hair back, wanting to rip it out. “I fucked up, and I take full responsibility for that, but in the end, I lost you too. Isn’t that punishment enough for me?” I stepped back, putting some much-needed distance between us.
“My head is still spinning from years ago, and you’re just adding more confusion to my already overwhelmed mind. I have all these fears, and I don’t know how to make them go away. I don’t know how to forgive you, love you. I’m my own worst enemy. I so desperately want to be that girl again. The one who loved you with all her heart and soul, but she’s gone, and it’s your fault. Why can’t you see that?”
I stepped toward her, stopping when we were inches apart.
At that moment, I didn’t care about the consequences or if she’d push me further away.
I didn’t care if she’d tell herself that she hated me more than she already did.
I didn’t care about anything other than to tell her what I should have from the moment I laid eyes on her again.
I couldn’t hold back any longer, so in one breath, I confessed, “Beauty, I love you. I’m blind for you. I worship you. I’m yours.”
She slightly gasped, and the sound echoed off the walls and into my heart.
“I love you so much it fucking kills me, destroys me, makes me see nothing but red that you think otherwise. Do you hear me? I’m so in love with you, and I never stopped for one second. You’ve never left my mind, my heart, my soul. It’s always been you, and it always will be. You’re it for me. There are no other girlfriends or fiancées or wives. It’s just you.”
“Elias…”
Tears fell from her eyes, and it was breaking my heart in ways I wasn’t prepared for.
“I’ve loved you since the first moment I laid eyes on you.” I gripped the back of her neck and slammed my lips against hers.
Kissing her.
Loving her.
Fucking devouring her.
With my hands framing her face, I vowed, “I’m sorry I ever made you cry. I’m sorry for all the pain I caused you. I’m sorry for ever making you feel like I didn’t belong to you. I’m sorry for making you believe I’d left you behind.” Leaning my forehead against hers, I added, “Most of all, I’m so fucking sorry that it took me this long to tell you how much I love you. With my heart, my soul, with every inch of my body, my heart beats for only you. Please tell me you know that. You feel it, don’t you?”
Her chest rose and fell with each deep breath she took. As I stared deep into her eyes, the same intense gaze looked back at me.
“I love you, Capri Locke. And I’ll spend the rest of my life making up for the bad decisions that made me lose you.”
She shut her gaze, and I kissed away all her tears.
“Please give me a chance.” I leaned my forehead on hers. “That’s all I’m asking for.”
Her eyes shot open, and she placed her hand on my chest while she spoke with conviction…
“I’m sorry. I can’t.”
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE
CAPRI
“Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.” —Aristotle
WEEK 2 OF PRESS TOUR
Since the day I officially named hell freezing over for me, actually letting Elias kiss and touch me after I told myself over my dead body never again. Now, we were on our way to his charity event where three hundred of his closest friends would donate millions of dollars for a good cause.
