Lahat ng Kabanata ng Too Late to Beg I'm Already Gone: Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

Meritt’s POV The silence inside the car was heavy. I looked out the window, enjoying the cool evening breeze and the beautiful view. Apparently, it was far better than this situationship I was stuck in. Michael did not say a word, he was probably still thinking about my ungrateful behavior as he would call it.Suddenly his phone's vibration and ringing cut the silence.He pulled it out of his pocket. I stole a glance and saw the name on the screen. It was Sweetie. Stella.He answered the call quickly, not even hesitating to pick it up in front of me and brought the phone to his ear.How shameless of him!"Hello," Michael said softly. His voice instantly changed. It lost all the coldness and anger he had used with me and it became gentle and full of deep concern.I turned my head away and looked back out the window. I did not want to listen to his sweet words. But the car was too quiet. I could hear the sound of Stella crying but I could not hear what she was saying. However, I saw

Meritt's POVI sat in the hospital basement, the chilling air and fear creeping into my soul, eating me whole while I was busy signing forms I couldn't even read, my eyes swollen and my head throbbing like a drum. My grandmother was gone, and here I was, dealing with stupid pens and senseless documentation all by myself because no one else gave a damn.I grabbed my phone and dialed Michael’s number again, my hands shaking like crazy as I waited for him to pick up.Straight to voicemail.Just right! Damn it!My chest heaved back and forth until it hurt. I just needed him here, I needed someone, anyone, to just hold me and tell me it was going to be okay. I needed to know if life was still worth living. After all, no one else loved me. But no, his phone was switched off. He was probably busy wiping Stella’s fake tears across town, acting like the perfect hero while my whole world crumbled.Just then, heavy footsteps echoed down the hallway. There's only some fools that I knew that w

Meritt's POVA sharp light pierced through my closed eyelids, followed by a harsh voice.“What the hell is this?” I flinched and squeezed my eyes shut, covering my face with my hand. My head ached badly and my stomach churned violently. My mouth still tasted bitter, but I didn't regret a single choice I made last night, if only I could remember any of it.“Meritt! Wake up!”I slowly opened my eyes, groaning softly.Michael stood by the sofa, his arms folded and his tie loosened. His face twisted into a frown as he glared at me with so much irritation and disgust in his eyes.I pushed myself up, leaning on the sofa, my head spinning and just then, the empty whiskey bottle rolled down the table, slamming and shattering against the floor with a loud thud.Michael stared at the bottle, his eyes darting at the glass shards, the dark stains on his rug and his jaw tightened in fury.“Are you kidding me?” he snapped, tossing his jacket to the next chair and tried to grab my jaw, but I yanked

Meritt's POVThe dust bounced into the air as I pulled the tape off the box. pressed it down firmly and pushed the box to the corner of the small living room. It had been five days since my grandmother passed away and the small house already felt empty.Alesandro walked through the front door holding a stack of boxes. He was wearing an old grey shirt and a pair of faded jeans. He had spent the last five days doing everything for me without a single complaint or question.I wiped the sweat from my forehead and looked at the calendar hanging on the kitchen wall. I had brought it with me from the mansion and crossed out the days with a black marker. There were exactly eighteen days left until my flight to Rome. Eighteen days until I left this miserable country behind me for good.My phone vibrated violently inside my pocket for the hundredth time today. I knew it was Michael calling me again. He had been calling me non stop since I ran out of his mansion five days ago and he probably wan

Meritt's POVI closed the final gap between us,my lips pressed directly against his.His mouth was warm and tasted like strawberry. For one second, my body felt relief in a way I hadn't known before. I finally felt a real human connection. I pressed my body closer to him on the soft rug, my fingers dancing on his chest and moved lower to his abdomen.I sank my fingers deep into his wet hair, pressing my chest against his lips. I wanted him to pull me in and wrap his arms around my waist and carry me into his bedroom. I wanted to forget everything about my life and be fucked so hard I'll pass out.However, Alesandro froze, his breath caught sharply against my lips. He was caught off guard by my actions and just stared at me with wide eyes.He lifted his hands slowly, but they didn't wrap around my waist, they did not pull me closer, instead, he grabbed my arm, his grip firm.He pulled back at once and broke the kiss. I didn't let him go, my lips chased his, the dizziness making me des