Chapter 15

Meredith

The scenes from last night kept replaying in my head. The moment I closed my eyes, it felt like I was kissing Damien again. I felt too excited in the trance to know that I was losing touch with reality. I knew that I wanted the previous night to replay itself over and over. I wanted to savour every kiss and, at each turn, the memory of Fabian. It was a bitter memory for me because I was in the middle of both thoughts. I lost track of how I went from tending to Damien's bruises to kissing him. I didn't know what to feel, but I loved the goosebumps I had on me while I thought about him.

There was this uncontrollable fear that waved through me. I didn't want to tie Damien into the issue I had with Fabian. I want to be the reason someone is hurt because I know what Fabian is capable of. I just wanted a normal life, and I think Damien was going to give me that.

The buzz from my phone snapped me out of all of this thinking. I groaned, rolling over to the other side to grab my iPhon