Mistakes Were Made But Not By Me Novels & Stories

Isaiah I had made a mistake. A terrible, dumb as fuck mistake. There were people on my grounds! There were intruders in my estate all because I had made a fucking mess of things and underestimated who I was dealing with. Fuck. This wasn't just an attack. This was planned all along.

My surprise had just turned into a mistake I couldn’t undo. Way to go, Summer.

That the person he believed stopped things before they got worse had, in fact, done something unforgivable. But I couldn’t. He didn’t know the truth, and I wasn’t ready to tell him. So instead, I swallowed the lump in my throat and forced out a reply. “We all make mistakes, Braden. Stupid, reckless mistakes.” “But that’s no excuse,” he countered. “We were old enough to know better, Magnar. You knew better. That’s why you stepped in.” I looked away, unable to meet his gaze any longer. If only he knew.

A mistake that I can’t fix. To Be Continued

I knew that what I did tonight was a mistake. But I didn't wanted to unwind it. I have made a lot f mistakes and I am living with them It won't hurt to have one more in the pile. After all mistakes are there to get made.

Point made, she turned back to continue with the salad she was making. I opened my mouth and closed it a few times, trying to gather my thoughts before I spoke. "I know you don't know me, but you can't be sure that I would leave him once I find out about his flaws...or his mistakes. I also made mistakes and he didn't judge me." I didn't know why but I found myself confessing my mistake.

But all I fel​t was t⁠h⁠e col‌d certainty that I'd j‌ust made a terrible mist​ake. ⁠ And there w‍as no taking it back no​w.

It filled me with shame. "I can't make promises, but I know I wasn't the person you thought I was before," I wouldn't undermine and discredit myself before the truth was unveiled. This exchange didn't prove anything beyond the fact that I had my lapses in the past and was now striving to make amends. I consistently expressed my readiness to admit fault and surrender if I was wrong, yet to this day, no one dared to comprehend my perspective. In my desperation to set things right, I couldn't lament as much as I would have preferred.

Instead, I had chosen to agree with her, for peace to reign. But the truth was, her last words lingered in my mind, a haunting reminder of the depth of her pain. "Mistakes are what make us human," she had said, her voice carrying a blend of reproach and understanding. "We regret them, but they also make the best of us." Her words resonated with a profound truth, one that I couldn't escape.

Too calm. “I made a mistake,” I said quietly. “I trusted the wrong person. The very one person you said I shouldn't trust." He turned his head slowly to look at me. One mistake doesn’t cause this much damage,” he said. “You made plenty. You kept your eyes shut and ignored the warning signs. You let your emotions make the decisions. Just because her parents did the Campbell Group a favor while they were alive...and then died – doesn’t mean you owe her for the rest of your life.”