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I feel like the man, who was once my faithful guardian and protector, is now transforming into my dark demon.
Shay used to soothe my fears. Now… he is the root of them.
Keenan is safe. Now, I need to protect myself. I had to run.
He was no longer my protector. He was my tormentor.
My protector had turned into my tormentor, and now, he is something I don’t know how to live without. He is the only one that makes me feel truly loved and safe. He is all I have.
“I saw you, Mina. You didn’t see me, but I was there.
“You were this little ball of pure innocence, Mina,” Keenan moves his hands to the sides of my hips, gripping me carefully as he speaks. “Trusting, sweet, and good. Untainted by this fucking world. And it tore my fucking heart out because all I could see for your future was what mine ended up being. Stuck in this place, with a life you never wanted. I saw myself in you, and I wanted you to get the fuck out, because I couldn’t. I wouldn’t have chosen this life for myself, Mina. Not after knowing what it did to my mother. And then I saw it happening again with your mum. With the direction the
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“I wanted you to have someone on the outside who cared. Someone who could help you if you ever needed it. I wanted you to pursue your dreams and leave, not get trapped here like I did. I wanted to see you get away and live a life I’d once hoped to live.”
“I never dreamed I would fall in love with you.”
“Either way, I’m here, Sunshine. If you change your mind, ever, I’ll still get you out. I promise.”
If you ever need me, and I don’t give a shit if it’s a year or two years from now, you message me on it. I’ll always be waiting in the wings for you, love.”
“You did that to her?” Still nothing. “You stabbed her? You mutilated her?” He presses his face harder into my middle, and I shudder beneath him, whimpering as I try not to scream. “You planned it all?”
“What the fuck is wrong with you? Are you fucking insane?”
“YES! I am! I’m fucking crazy. I’m out of my mind!”
“You were going to leave me, Mina! You were going away! I had to stop you… I had to!”
“I was going to wait and then take them out… make it seem like I found you guys and killed them. I was supposed to save you, Mina! And then you would be too scared and you would never want to leave me!
It’s so ridiculous… what Shay has done to me, to mum, I should be running for the hills. I don’t forgive him for what he did. Not at all. How could I? I don’t think I ever will. But… I still love him. I can’t help it. Call me stupid. Call me naive. I am. I’m completely twisted and fucked up, and all I know is that the one person I know I love more than anything has betrayed me in the worst way. But, he’s still the one person I care about more than anyone.
Ugh babygirl
“I’ve always been selfish with you. I broke you. I never wanted this. And now, I’m going to let you go, because it will keep you safe.”
I haven’t felt this… right… in a long time. For once, I know, with absolute certainty, that what I’m doing is right. And I won’t be lost in the darkness anymore...
What more can I do? Dead men can’t talk, right?
