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They don’t know what I did to bring Grey here.
They think it’s a coincidence.
A woman with such beauty… Grey could never be a coincidence. Not in my world.
I’m exhausted. I haven’t slept well in years. Ever since I met Grey’s innocent eyes that night, dead and hurt beyond my wildest imagination, I haven’t been able to find peace.
Grey’s demons are long gone, vanished into the night. I wish I could’ve flown her here in the most luxurious plane imaginable. For her, I’d sell my soul to the devil to provide her with all the amenities she deserves.
She’s a spoiled girl, one that was taken out of her comfort zone.
Not that the Grey I’ve encountered is superficial.
When the Chief took her in, I didn’t intervene. That bastard son of a bitch has money. He could provide for Grey. Meanwhile, I was fired two years ago because I failed my assignment. I’ve been in and out of contracts, unfocused while I chased after Máximo Martí.
I got to him eventually. Loose from the restraints of my job, I was able to paint a little in the gray area of the law. I worked alongside men I wouldn’t even spit at, just to get my… She’s not mine. But, yes, I wanted her out of there.
When it’s a one-man team, it takes time.
Long story short, Grey’s in San Ricardo now. She’s arrived in our community, and we take care of her.
Every time I see her, I have to bite back my tongue.
I can’t shake the images. It’s all inside of me, a poking bear waiting to burst.
She doesn’t know what I know.
The stories she tells us about her life… There are truths in them somewhere, but they’re sugarcoated. I’m not a professional, but I could understand it if she forgot some of her ordeals, blacking them out to cope with her reality.
I chased after Grey for months.
Now, I have to pay the price. I constructed her escape with the help of the Chief’s human trafficking rescue initiative. We snatch up victims at the border, bring them to our community, and then, we help them start anew.
I never planned for Grey to leave San Ricardo.
I never planned for Grey to stay with the Chief.
Her stay at his home has changed my outlook. I’m broken for her. I can’t get her out of my head.
They don’t know.
How could they?
I’ve been lying to my friends and family for years.
What I realize now is that as much as I want her, I’m not the right man for her. I betrayed her that night in Katantia. Instead of helping her, I blacked out. I could’ve snatched her and protected her from her cruel piece of shit of a husband.
But I didn’t.
That’s why I deserve for the Chief to steal her away from me.
Hell, even my brother could get her, and he’s damaged in his own way.
Grey should stay away from me.
I’m no good for her.
