Lost Me Gained Regret

In the end, he caved.

"I won't tie you down, just don't be with Merritt."

Wasn't that still a demand?

She had to bend to his will to gain her freedom.

Christine shook her head, weary.

Dailey felt like his head was about to explode.

After much thought, the conversation circled back to the beginning.

"Why did you break up with me?"

"Fell for Merritt?"

Christine had been flying back and forth these past few days, truly exhausted.

She had imagined that upon reaching Helena's cozy backyard, she'd just crash on the sun lounger for a bit, to catch her breath.

The airplane food was atrocious. Merritt had texted her upon her landing, mentioning Helena had saved her some dinner.

And there was roasted sweet potato.

Instead, she found herself cornered by Dailey, unable to rest or eat.

She had no patience for this endless back-and-forth.

"Yes."

As her words fell, she shifted from sitting to lying down.

Dailey loomed over her, his gaze heavy, a vast shadow casting a cold air around her.

Yet, she simply looked at him with a cool detachment, making no move to resist.

before Dailey moved back

cab and dialed

it connected, Merritt's anxious voice came through,

chuckled, "Shouldn't I be asking

serious, replied, "Don't joke around. I'm a grown man; the worst I'd get is a beating. It's different for a girl." "Especially a girl facing a man with overpowering force. You'd definitely be at a

feelings for Merritt

knew she couldn't love him, but his words, his actions,

don't worry. On my

sighed in relief, "I'll

"Okay."

out the window, the warm

truly was a place

other side, the mood wasn't as

not far off, had just

some

noodles and

looking to refuel.

swelongs to

finished preparing his meal when

together, but Dailey didn't emerge

From a

e distance, the car

shrouded in dark

foreboding presence within,

belongs to en.kikist

fork, dropped

trip to Mistwood, it

in Vista Town, keeping an eye on

was at Merritt's doorstep at the

good host, had brought out

roasted sweet potato, he

potato suddenly lost its

Done for.