Love Me in the Dark

28. It's Over

KREW

This wasn’t supposed to end like this. Watching River curling on the floor of the ladies' room, whining in excruciating pain, broke my heart. I couldn’t just ignore the image of her getting hurt on my watch.

It was all my fault. I let her go alone. Now disturbing things happened.

As rage called urgently in my veins, I dashed in and scooped her into my arms. She was shaking and crying from fear. River hastily coiled her arms around my neck. As she gripped my suit, I felt as if her fear was pulling her away into the dark abyss.

“I’m so sorry. I’m sorry. I’m here now. I would never let you out of my sight again.” My voice came out as a weak and pitiful whisper because I knew, and I felt I had failed her.

I just broke a promise.

I pulled her into my arms in a tight hug as I tried to calm her sob.

I was scared for her, but it had to happen. I knew if she ever found out about this, she would never forgive me. She would hate me for the rest of my life. She would despise me, and I might not be able to recover when the moment came that I had to face her, look into her eyes as I watched those deep pain, flaming anger, and fear reflected right back at me.

“I-I was so scared.” She just twisted the knife in my heart with her words.

My throat choked up. “It’s over now. It’s over now, baby.” I cupped her face. “Look at me.” Her eyes were still shut. “I know you’re scared, so do I. All the time when I was not with you. I couldn’t stop thinking about you if you were safe or if you were terrified at that certain moment.”

She finally opened her eyes and fucked me now, hurt wouldn’t cover how much I felt right now. Those bright blue eyes were swimming with tears. I had to look down. My gut twisted sickly with so much guilt for putting her in this horrible situation. I wished I could take it back. I wished I could, but her nightmare was over now.

Jesus Christ.

“I’ll take you to the hospital. Are you hurt? Did he touch you?” What stupid questions?

“I think I’m fine. I don’t know. It happened so fast.” She sobbed again.

“I still have to take you to the hospital.”

“No. I don’t want to go. I just wanna go home.”

to make sure you’re okay, baby. Not only

I can't remember how

her up, carrying her bridal style. I wasn’t

me,” Kai said and looked down at the terrified River. “We just have to continue our

brother took off his suit and used it to cover River. I knew what he was doing. We got

no crowd at the back of the premises, except for my driver, Conner,

right now. I need to make sure first

Krew. I can give

to

the road. Detached, River hadn’t said a word, wrapped herself in my brother’s suit. With eyes closed, I

I swiped some strands off her forehead. “Are you sure you don’t wanna go to the

I just wanna make sure he stays in jail. I’m not just gonna sit here and pretend this is over. This is far from over.

looked away, worried she would sense something I was not ready to

you so

tight as she stared bleakly at me as if trying to put two and

“River—”

hand. The awkward silence became unnerving, and

was part of your plan, was it? You lured him to that restaurant. You used me as bait?” She looked at

nodded

you promised me. Well, congratulations on the job well done, Krew! You just won an Academy

“It wasn’t supposed—”

piercing me with her glare. “I trusted you. So this sleeping with me,

“That’s not true.” My voice came out low and shaking. I was angry

good at pretending to like me. You did a bang-up job. I give you credit for that.” Her voice broke. “It felt like real. And as stupid as I was, I fell for that.” Her words were sharper than a blade, cutting my heart to shred. “I almost—” She wiped her face. She just ripped my heart off my

all real. You

on her cheeks and scoffed. “None of these are real, Krew. For you, a relationship is just a game that

And you’re not

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