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I know she will.
I wanted her out of Castle Pointe because I assumed it was best for her. I thought she was only here because she had to be, and that it was the shit going on around her that made her want me. I didn't think she really wanted me.
Who the fuck would? Especially after I killed my father with so much ease all it took was a flick of my wrist.
I'm a damn bastard, and I don't deserve her.
But if she ever comes back to Castle Pointe, it won't be the ghosts that don't let her leave, it'll be me. Because if she walks back into my life, she'll never be walking out of it.
But it's not my decision to make. It's completely hers. She needs to want me so much she'll give up a part of herself. She needs to be desperate for me.
Only time will tell.
I press the home button on my phone, and her face disappears, creating an ache I wish I could rub away, but I know a simple palm against my chest can't cure it.
Only Vera can make the pain disappear.
Until that time comes, I'll be sitting here. I'll work, I'll continue to build the empire my dad set up for me. The place that slowly Felix, Levi, and Atticus have been integrated in. They work alongside me, and the founding fathers have been peeling their feet out one toe at a time. It's now our business.
Women don’t matter to me. I keep to myself if I’m not working or with my boys. Even Thea, who so desperately wanted to slither herself into my life, be set for life on the arm of a millionaire. It took one fuck with her after Vera left to realize Thea would never do it for me. No girl ever would.
None besidesher.
My boys and I, we essentially own Castle Pointe. But we own so much more than that. Most of the northern arrowhead of Minnesota is owned by us. We'll continue to expand, too, and grow our empire until we own everything we want.
I'll build the wealth, but it's not what fuels me.
I'm only biding my time. I'm sitting on my hands and waiting for my girl to come back.
Because whether or not she believes it, I believe it enough for her.
She'll be back.
And I'll be waiting.
40
VERA
"Why would you even want to go to college there? It feels like we just got you back, and you're already fucking leaving again," Sacha whines through the phone. I roll my eyes, grabbing my suitcase from the conveyor belt and lugging it through the airport. I press my phone against my shoulder, pinning it with my ear as I walk through the heavy throng of people.
"It's actually pretty cool here. You should come and visit. Or better, come to school here with me."
Sacha groans, and I can hear Leena behind her, whining about me leaving them.
"Tell Leena I'll be back by next week. I had to come for college weekend. You know I couldn't get out of it."
"I know that, but it's annoying that you feel like going to school all the way across the state. You knew our plan was to all go to Moorehead. Why change the plan? The plan was fucking good, Vera.Stick to the plan," she growls at me.
I laugh, stepping outside and instantly feeling the crisp Superior air hitting my skin.
"Moorehead isn't nearly as good of a school as Duluth. I couldn't pass up the opportunity. You know that. Just because I'm going to Duluth doesn't mean we aren't going to see each other. You can come here any time, and vice versa."
"You're only going to Duluth so you can be closer tohim!" Leena shouts in the background.
I sigh, rolling my eyes as I walk to the rental car place across the street. "He has nothing to do with it at all. I haven't seen him in over a year. He doesn't even live in Duluth."
Sacha snorts. "Whatever you want to tell yourself, Ver." Sacha's tone is snarky and sarcastic.
