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Now the tears fall freely from Annie’s clumped lashes.
The red haze fades from the edges of my vision and the outrage seeps out of me with a sigh. My mouth flattens and I swipe my thumbs beneath her eyes, smearing her makeup more as I wipe away the tears. Annie hiccups and turns her face away from me.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to yell or hurt you. I’m still that guy, Annie.”
I will her to believe me. I did all of this for her, to show her that marrying me wouldn’t be the end of the world. I need her.
Swallowing past the tightness in my throat becomes difficult. As I look at the girl I’m supposed to marry, the one I want to marry, reality crashes around me.
For the first time, it feels like I might have pushed Annie too far. Taunting her and riling her up to get a rise out of her is a sick addiction of mine. But is it worth it when I could really lose her over this?
Not a fucking chance.
My pride is one thing. It’s the armor I shroud myself with. But a life without Annie in it?
That’s the scariest thought that’s ever crossed my mind.
