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Chapter 17

Autor: Zesty Rice
Rita had never expected anyone to accept who she was, but the way Evan shook his head still knocked out what little pride she had left.

A tear clung to her jaw, on the verge of falling, which somehow made her look even more wrecked. She let out a disappointed laugh and headed for the door, eyes stinging.

But Evan grabbed her and pulled her into his arms. A rough, broken sound escaped his throat while tears burned in her eyes.

"I'm sorry. This is on me… Why didn't I figure out the truth sooner, before you spent three years hurting for nothing?"

Evan wrapped her up in his arms, holding her like he never wanted to let go, his breath skimming along her neck, warm on her skin.

"Rita, just give me a chance. Give me a chance to love you."

He finally let out the words he'd been holding onto day and night, his voice low, steady, and sure. The right to love her was hers to give, not his to take by forcing her to love him.

Rita's eyes reddened as she tried to calm the rush in her chest. "I
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    Rita refused to leave Seth with even a shred of hope.Part of her had worried that being this blunt while he was still in the hospital was too harsh, but letting him cling to hope she knew would fall apart on him later felt even crueler.In the end, she just closed her eyes, worn out. "We're finally even now."Seth's eyes were raw and red, grief running so deep she couldn't tell where it ended. "No… I don't want to be even with you. Rita, we've already lost too much in these last three years."Why can't you just give me a chance to win you back? You used to…"Rita had always saved all her favoritism for him, always taking his side. But now she'd handed that privilege over to Evan instead."I know all of this is on me. I can't erase the pain you've lived with these past three years, no matter what I say. But I've been hurting too. Rita, for every rose I inked into your skin, I whipped myself once."Seth let out a bitter smile and lifted the hem of his hospital gown. His back was

  • I Saw Her Goodness Too Late   Chapter 22

    Winnie clicked her tongue, annoyed. "Neither of you will be getting out of here. You married me off to some old man, and I bet that made you feel real good, didn't it?"She shot Rita a small, icy smile. "You too. You're going down with me."That was the moment Rita finally understood how terrifying a woman could be when love soured into hate.Winnie strode to a dining table and ripped the tablecloth off with both hands. Pastries and flower arrangements crashed to the floor, and under the table sat a time bomb.Gasps rippled through the room.A chill swept over Rita. "Are you insane?"Winnie let out a wild, bitter smile. "Yeah, I'm insane. You're the ones who drove me to it. All I ever wanted was a comfortable, luxurious life! Why did you have to corner me?"Rita's voice shook. "Winnie, just calm down! None of them had anything to do with this.""In your dreams."Winnie drove her heel into Seth's wound, twisting again and again. She didn't stop until a metallic taste flooded hi

  • I Saw Her Goodness Too Late   Chapter 21

    Rita's palm cracked across Seth's cheek, the smack ringing out in the room.He didn't even try to dodge. He just stood there and took all of her anger. His head jerked sideways, and something in his chest shattered with it. Red welts rushed up on his skin, bright and angry.Still, Rita's heart lurched at the first thing he said."Does your hand hurt, Rita?"Evan glared at him, anger simmering in his eyes. But when he turned to Rita, terrified but still standing in front of him, his gaze softened, and something in his chest loosened.He said coolly, "Seth, this is Pavrielle. The Joneses don't get a say here. Try anything with my fiancée again, and I won't stay nice about it."Seth barely seemed to hear him, his eyes fixed on Rita, a quick flash of hurt passing through them.Rita kept her expression blank and muttered, "Get lost. Everything he just said is exactly what I wanted to say too."Seth swayed like he might go down, the pathetic desperation in his eyes impossible to miss

  • I Saw Her Goodness Too Late   Chapter 20

    Winnie stared at Seth, too shocked to think. She grabbed his arm, terror in her voice. "Seth, please tell me you're joking."The fear climbing up her chest wouldn't stop, stretching her voice to a thin thread. "How am I only finding out now that I'm getting married?"Alan Jones, Seth's uncle, had just turned 60. He was half-paralyzed in bed and covered in bedsores.When he was younger, he had been a total womanizer, and he still chased after young, hot models long past the point he should've stopped.How was Winnie supposed to marry a man like that?Seth's eyes were all distant as he shoved her aside. "This was your parents' decision. It had nothing to do with me."In his mind, sending her to marry Alan still felt like letting her off easy.Winnie stayed rooted to the spot, shock and doubt flashing in her eyes. It wasn't supposed to turn out like this. She was supposed to marry Seth.If she hadn't picked the wrong man last time and put her name down as her ex-husband's guaranto

  • I Saw Her Goodness Too Late   Chapter 19

    Seth was seconds from pitching into the freezing river when arms locked tight around his waist. He hadn't even noticed Winnie step up behind him.His eyes were blank and glassy as he tried to peel her hands off, but she just held tighter."I didn't fly all the way to Pavrielle to watch you toss your whole life away over some doomed romance. After what you did to Rita, how can you still expect her to love you? Snap out of it, Seth!"I'm right here. Just nod, and I'll stay by you."Seth gave up struggling. A wry smile tugged at his lips while his nails bit into his palms.Moonlight fell over him in broken bands, catching in his eyes and leaving him looking hollowed out. Without Rita's love, he couldn't find a reason to keep going.Winnie hauled him back to firm ground, her voice strained. "Rita's just torturing you, Seth. She's the one who should be setting things right, so why is she pretending she's the victim?"He finally dragged his head up. Under her stunned gaze, he let the

  • I Saw Her Goodness Too Late   Chapter 18

    Seth's chest bore the name "Rita Searle", tattooed there in bold letters."Rita, my body and soul have been yours from the very beginning."Rita stood frozen. She stared at his bleeding chest, still shaken by the fact that Tara had just woken up. She had no idea if she should feel happy or heartbroken.Tara had woken up, and everyone else was overjoyed. Everyone but Victor, whose body had vanished without a trace, and Rita, who would never see her parents again.Rita caught the sharp, cool pine on Seth's skin. She was the one who'd mixed that scent for him, but now it made her instinctively pull away.She'd spent what felt like forever picturing Tara waking up, thinking freedom would rush in with it. Instead, it only wrapped tighter around her like a new chain.Maybe cutting things clean was the only way left.After a long, weighted pause, Rita slipped out of Seth's arms, her voice dull as she said, "Congrats, Seth. Looks like you really don't need me anymore." Seth's head sna

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