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“The first time I saw her, she was eleven.” They both turn to me, but I continue typing, not sparing a glance at either one of them. “She was nothing but a little girl, but she was mine to protect from this fucked-up world. Mine to look out for. Mine to care for.”
“She came in later like a fucking wrecking ball and obliterated the image of the little girl I remembered. I claimed her then as mine to have, mine to touch, mine to possess, fucking mine.”
“And so, I would very much appreciate it if you would stop fucking looking at my future as if she may be yours. The answer is no, Greg, she won’t be dining with you.”
“Do your thing, brother, but mark my words, you’ll probably regret it one day.
“My orders didn’t stop you from leaving a necklace,” I look between the two of them, and neither speaks
up, but neither seems surprised I know, either. “I’ll fucking apologize for loving her the minute you do. But what I did”—I shake my head—“I don’t expect your forgiveness.”
“And you know all too fucking well that you lost her the minute you shared her—” I look over to Dominic—“and chose this life over her.”
turn to Dominic, knowing the truth about that day at the library, knowing full well he saw her and was always aware of her. “You brought her in when I told you to keep her out of it. I told you what
would happen. I just didn’t know how it would play out. We’re all to blame. All of us.”
“You know why. You’re right there with me! But I’m not fucking sharing her, not with you, not with my
brother, not with a goddamn soul! That’s where you fucked up, Sean, and you know it. Her place is with me. End of.”
“You think so?” His condescending smirk has my blood boiling. “I wouldn’t be so fucking sure. I know what I saw today, and maybe I can’t fight a lost cause, and that’s my cross to bear. But I also know what you laid witness to as well back in that yard. I saw the fear in your eyes. Fear for the parts of her you’ll never have. The part that belongs to me, the other to your brother. Claim her all you want, mark her, piss all around her, but you’ll never have her fully. Not. Fucking. Ever. You’ll always be sharing her with us, no matter what you fucking do. You’ll never possess her the way your
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“None of us deserve her,” I state honestly. “None of us.” “You least of all, you selfish fucking prick.”
“I’m glad that you loved him, and I’m glad he knew what it felt like
to be loved by you before he died, and it’s because of the way you love, Cecelia.”
“We did it, brother.”
“He let me see him. Finally, he let me see him,”
“I saw him,” I murmur. “In my dream, I finally saw
Dom. I saw him so clearly, Tobias. He was at complete peace.”
“I just have a strong feeling,” I tell him, knowing it’s my last secret with Dom. One I intend to keep.
