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“I’m not yelling,” he yelled. “I’m being upset on your behalf in a loud manner.”
“Son, sometimes our women don’t want to be protected. They want to be supported when they go out and kick ass on their own.”
“I love you, my Angel,” he murmured against her ear. “Since the moment you tossed me in that pool, I’ve been in love with you, and I’m not going to stop. So you need to stay with me.”
That ghost of a smile played on her lips again. “Good. Because I’m pretty sure I love you, too.”
“I am trusting you not to walk away, X. We have something here. You are the only person in my entire life who ever made decisions based on my best interests, Xavier.”
“I can’t tell you that I love you? That you’re the only person I’ve ever said those words to? That even though you’re backing down off of yours, I still love you?”
“We are toxic together, Waverly. What I feel for you? It’s not healthy. It’s an obsession.
“I can’t fix you. I’m not your future. I’m just an extension of where you already are. You would just move from under your parents’ thumb to mine. Trade a cage for a cage because that’s what I would keep you in. I keep seeing you, bleeding out on a sidewalk.” His voice cracked, shuddered.
“You’re not hearing me, Waverly. I don’t want to make this work. You’re not good for me. You’re damaged, and you’ll damage me, too.” His face was ashen, tortured. “You already have.”
When had Waverly Sinner turned into a woman who could be destroyed by the capriciousness of a man?
It was time for a new life. One that she chose for herself. One where she would never again allow herself to be blinded by love.
