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He made a bet about me with his friends.
Grief and betrayal claw at my chest, desperate to be let out in the form of sobs, but I hold on. I raise my eyebrows and blink desperately to keep the tears at bay.
I hear footsteps as he walks up to me, his large body looming inescapably above me.
“I can explain,” His rough voice sounds from behind me as he touches my elbow, “It’s not what you think.”
“Did you bet Devlin that you could make me break up with my boyfriend and get me fuck you all in a month?” I ask, my voice eerily calm as I add distance between us again.
I hear Bellamy suck in a shocked breath between her teeth.
“Ex-boyfriend.” Rhys growls dangerously, taking a warning step towards me.
I cross my arms and tip my chin at him in challenge.
“That’s a label you should start getting comfortable with yourself.”
He snarls as he closes the space between us and grabs my throat. “You are not breaking up with me over this.” He threatens inches from my mouth.
I yank my head to the side, ripping my throat out of his hand and shoving him away from me.
“Get off of me.” I tell him, stepping back. “Answer the question. Did you make that bet?”
“Yes.” he says, crisply.
My heart fractures and hardens in my chest, the cracking sound echoing so loudly I swear they can all hear it.
He was arrogant and callous enough to think he’d be able to break me in a month and the worst part is he was right.
I didn’t resist for a day longer than that.
It only adds to making me feel like I was disposable to him. Simply a means to an end so he could win because he always needs to win, my life and feelings be damned.
“We’re done.” I say, my voice emotionless.
I turn away from him but he’s in front of me with one large step, grabbing my arms this time.
“Stop. Let me expla–,”
“Let you explain what? How you’ve been lying to me for months? How you played me like a fool?” I laugh humorlessly, “I don’t want to hear it.”
“Silver–,”
“Don’t call me that.” I cut him off again. “I can’t believe I fell for your game hook, line, and sinker. That’s one of the most humiliating parts of this, how easy I was for you to peddle your lies to.” I say dejectedly, sadness overtaking my voice now. “And the whole time you were telling me you’d make me pay for lying about my attraction to you. The irony of you accusing me of that when you were lying to me abouteverything.”
I pull on his hold but his grip is unyielding. He yanks me against him and wraps his arms around my writhing body, trying to keep me against him.
“Let me fucking speak,” He snarls, grabbing both my arms and holding them behind me with one hand. His eyes are hard but anguished as they search mine. “I made that bet a long time ago, before I even really knew you. I’m not saying that excuses it, but the context is important because I’d never make a bet like that about you now. I’m sorry, okay? I’m so fucking sorry for hurting you but it was a stupid mistake. That’s it.”
“If it was a stupid mistake, you should have told me! There were so many times you could have told me, especially once we started dating. Maybe then I’d have forgiven you. Instead you kept lying to me forweeks. You let Devlin be the one to reveal your secret, you made him so much power over you, over us, that he felt secure putting his hands on me..” I struggle against his chest but he holds on tight.
“Did he hurt you?” He grinds out, his tone terrifying.
“You hurt me! You’re a liar and I’m an idiot with terrible taste in men just like my mother.”
“Don’t say that. I’m nothing like them. I would never intentionally hurt you, you mean everything to me.” He says, his voice raw. “I didn’t tell you not because I was keeping it a secret but because it doesn’t matter! It has no bearing on our relationship right now.”
I turn my head away, averting my gaze. “I can’t even look at you.”
