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If anything, I’m the fucking villain, the thing that lurks in the shadows of nightmares.
Blair and I aren’t a maybe or an almost, we’re just two people that fucking hate each other, trading hits back and forth to destroy the enemy in an effort to distract ourselves from our pain, trying to survive the bitter ass lemons life dealt us.
“I’m in control of your sins now, my demonic angel.” Releasing her, I walk away, tossing over my shoulder, “Better button up if you don’t want anyone to know who you belong to.”
Beautiful and mine. Mine to protect. Mine to care for. Mine.
The game has changed forever, because now I’m playing for keeps.
“I want you,” he murmurs into my skin. “All of you. I want to keep you for myself and let no one else in our bubble.”
I feel safe, loved, and at peace laying my head on Devlin’s shoulder while he combs his fingers through my hair. I feel…home.
All this time I wasted on hating her, and here she’s the one who gave me one of my only salvations. The little girl with the stars and the stubborn thief who steals all of my attention, one and the same.
Revenge doesn’t end with happily ever after. My mistake was forgetting that.
I don’t want her to leave like everyone else does. No one stays long enough to love me past my issues, but for a while I believed she might.
Everyone leaves. That’s my universal truth. I was an idiot to forget it or think this time would be different.
“I’d chase you anywhere, Blair. I don’t exist without you.”
“Because her daughter is my girlfriend and her mom is her whole fucking world—something you’d never understand! This is the girl I love. She’s my family. My universe. I’ll do everything to protect and care for her. If you don’t do it, I’ll come for you, old man. Do we have a deal?”
“I’ve been this way for so long, when you dug your way into my heart, it scared me. I was too greedy. I just—I wanted too much because I stopped myself from feeling those things. I was drunk on you.”
“You’re my shooting star. My wishes come true when I’m with you.” He turns his face, grazing his mouth over my neck. “My heart belongs to you.”
We’ve always matched. Our bruised hearts are intertwined and mending, tender and in need of the kind of love we give each other. We fit together, two broken shards showing off our damage by fusing together like my favorite Japanese art tradition, a delicate gold glue binding our hearts as one. Fused together, we make a more beautiful work of art with proof of everything we’ve been through.
“Love you, angel. Going to love you forever.”
The family I found is growing. A warm glow rises inside me. I think it might be happiness. Blair rests her forehead against mine. I hook my hands around her waist and kiss her. My thumb strokes over her freckled cheek when we part. “My shooting star. You’re better than a wish.”
