Chapter 51: Dealing with the Past

James POV

Sitting in my darkened hotel room, I mulled over my reality. When I heard that Damian was in town, I contemplated running again. I didn’t want him to find me. The moment my bond with Ivy broke, I felt a pain in my chest that was unbearable.

My wolf and I were torn apart-the memory more than I can bear.

“James, you have to let her go.” Damian had yelled at me in the hospital hallway. “We are nothing but toxic for her. She deserves a normal life!”

Anguish gripped a hold of my soul as my heart raced, “no… I can’t. We can’t!”

 

Dropping to my knees, I stared at her hospital door. She was hurt because of me, because of us.

“If you loved her at all, you would let her go. It’s too late anyways.”

So that’s what I did… I let her go.

Snapping back to reality, I launched my beer bottle across the room, watching as it shattered and fell to the ground. I had let her go, but the moment I went to confront Damian at the restaurant, my breath was stolen from me.

She was there. She was with Damian, and they were happy together.

I couldn’t understand it. Trying to wrap my head around what I had seen, I stood to my feet and stormed from my hotel room. I need more alcohol. Anything to numb the pain I felt.

*Jarnes- an all too familiar voice called from behind me, stopping me in my tracks.

Damian

Clenching my fists tightly at my side, I turned to face him. “What the fuck are you doing here?

He looked the same as he always had, Calm, collected, and here on business.

That was his M.O, after all. “I came to bring you home.”

Laughter escaped me as I shook my head, “are you fucking serious?”

*Don’t act like this, James. You have been gone too long, and it’s time to come back to reality.”

“How about the fucking reality that you’re

his shoulders. There was something about him at the

finally replied, but the sound of it wasn’t as good as I thought. All this time

to put it on me as if I

letting her go, Damian? What happened to letting

fury, I wanted nothing more than to beat Damian within an inch of his life. I knew I didn’t stand a real chance against him in a fight, but at the same time I wanted-no, needed anything to relieve the anger

thought, James. The bond wasn’t broken, just the terms had been

around. His lies would not win me over this time, no matter

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snapped. “I’m done listening to your

in disgust, I turned from him. I couldn’t believe he would flaunt her in

disgusted me. I loved her-shit, I still love

me, “if you don’t

over his words. As much as I didn’t want to do that, curiosity filled me

your villa?” I asked

replied, chuckling, “I am going to have a few drinks with some friends from the city. I won’t be back till the early hours of the morning. Perhaps she

my eyes, refusing to look at him. I wouldn’t give him the pleasure of a response,

she shouldn’t

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Ivy POV

since Damian left, and with the moon high in the sky, I watched it shimmer across the open ocean. Never had been curious about the power

 

find him,” I whispered aloud to the moon, wishing the goddess would help us find James. Without him, I couldn’t fulfill

yet something told me deep down that I was closer to having it than I

the house. The day had been long with everyone who had been present

if he could still feel me…

we once had. ‘James. I called out through my mind, once again pleading for him to hear me. Pleading for him

I turned on the tap of the sink and filled it. The sound of running water filled the silence

what uncertainty felt like, I didn’t like

the kettle. Its metal form crashed to the ground as the sound resnotated through the

from

James?” The disbelief in my tone was enough to break him from the trance he

you here?”

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