Shadows In Durango

Chapter 124

*****Sofia's POV*****

I couldn't breathe.

For the first time since the night I had left this very home, Vincent's home, my emotions were now taking a toll on me after what he did...

Perhaps with Ashton holding me hostage, I had been too distracted with fighting for my life that I hadn't had the time to fully address the deeper emotions that still lay hidden beneath the surface - meaning the whole situation with Vincent and my father.

Being here, now stuck with Vincent alone in his car, was fully resurfacing everything all at once for me and my thoughts flew recklessly to process it all...

The car walls felt as though they were closing in, the weight of Vincent's words only seeming to piss me off more in my heightened state.

Every ounce of trust I had in him was now shattered, slipping through my fingers like sand, and somehow, I still wanted him to somehow fix this - as though it could all just simply be erased.

But it wasn't that easy... I knew that.

He had gone behind my back on the worst possible thing he could have.

He had spoken to the one person I didn't ever want him to.

I wanted to scream at him, to cry, to demand more answers - ones that I already knew wouldn't even make a difference to how I felt right now.

Vincent had tried to justify his actions, tried to convince me that it was all for my own safety, but what he didn't understand what he couldn't understand - was how deeply his betrayal actually did cut me.

know the type of evil man he was so willingly dealing

I been lied to in my life? How many times had I been made to feel powerless, like my choices

come to care about beneath the layers of control and strength he always wore. The

that alone wasn't enough for me.

ounce of my pain. "How could you go to him thinking you could easily fix all of this, Vincent? After everything I've told you

up to you and makes you suffer... all you've done with this, has helped to bring him even closer to me!" I seethe, reminding myself of how dangerous this whole thing was quickly becoming. Vincent looked like he wanted to argue back on that, to explain himself again,

could actually trust you," I said in a scoff, my voice breaking. "You were the first guy I've ever fully let in about my past. The first person who made me feel like I wasn't alone in this terrible nightmare. That I felt safe and

The words choked up in

explain myself here! I would still do fucking anything to keep you safe, do you even realise that?! Especially from him! None of that has changed! I just went about it all completely wrong and for that, I'm sorry!" Vincent's volume rises, as my lips part in shock that he had started

finally letting the dam break. "You walked in to this blind,

might be missing out on the

vision, but this time they were being

of us feeling any

we had reached an agreeable conclusion? But right now, I couldn't see one forming anytime

damn narcissistic does that sound?! Sure, I liked you Vincent, but you're now out here making major life choices for me and I get zero say in my own future, surely you can see why I'm so upset over this?!" The words spill out from me, the horror of what he was planning still stabbing

time, I felt drained and allowed for him to make contact, lacing

should've told you, and I'm so deeply sorry for how much it's hurt you... but if you would be willing, I would love to explain everything to you from start to finish, we can go inside and fully talk this out, and after that you can decide if you still want to talk to me again or not, but please just hear me out first?" Ashton squeezes my hand, pleading with me for a chance that I now felt he was

still gone above and beyond to help me out these past few weeks, so for that, I'll agree

he done... this was

and finally sighed, feeling utterly exhausted. "Fine," I whispered, not because I was ready to forgive, but because I needed more answers in order to move on

needed to know

promises that everything will be great again after." I remain firm, knowing that I have to protect myself right

nodded, relief flooding his features. He quickly got out of the car and came around to my side,