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.

father personally, didn't even know the type of evil man he was so willingly dealing

life? How many times had I been made to feel powerless, like my choices didn't matter? Like my very own future

His face was a mask of anguish, and for a split second, I saw the boy I'd come to care about beneath the layers of control and strength he always wore. The same eighteen year old boy who, like me, had grown up in a world of chaos and violence and wanted

alone wasn't enough

of this, Vincent? After everything I've told you about him too, how

finally catches 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, but I didn't give

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

couldn't finish the sentence. The words

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

"You walked in to this blind, thinking that you could handle him, that you could outsmart him but you don't even

be missing out on the complete story. Head over there to dive

time they were being pulled from

remained in the car, none of us feeling any closer

reached

but you're now out here making major life choices for me and I get zero say in

hand reaching out again, tentative and this time, I felt

that our fathers were somehow connected in a business sense... and I know I 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

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

that still doesn't excuse what he done... this was wrong, and I stood by

whispered, not because I was ready to forgive,

to know

be great again after." I remain firm, knowing that I have to protect myself right now first

his features. He quickly got out of the