Releasing 10 (Boys of Tommen, #6)

by Chloe Walsh

“I can’t be with you if you’re with him,” I heard myself shout, tears flowing freely down my cheeks now. “I don’t want anything to do with his family and you have everything to do with them.” “You don’t need to have a damn thing to do with any of them in order to be with me!” Hugh shouted back, pushing a hand through his hair in obvious frustration. “So just be with me, Liz!” “I don’t want to be anywhere, Hugh!” I lost all control and screamed. “And I especially don’t want to be in this fucking house!” Pulling up on my knees, I dragged my hands through my hair in frustration and choked out a furious scream. “No, Liz, stop!” “My sister’s dead, and my mother’s dying!” Pulling so hard on my hair, a clump came away in my hand, I tossed it away and quickly reached for my shorts-clad thighs. “Lizzie, please—” “My father hates me, and I’ve lost all my friends!” Digging my nails into my skin, I tore at my flesh deep enough to draw blood. “I wish I could switch places with Caoimhe!” Ignoring his protests, I continued to scream and claw at my skin. “I wish I fucking died that night!” “No, baby, no!” I felt Hugh’s arms come around me like a vise, rendering me helpless. “Please, Liz, don’t hurt yourself.”