You’re Mine by Penny Brooks

Chapter 123

 

Chapter 123

Harper

"No."

It's all I can say, alll can think. No. No. No. No. “Harper.”

He reaches for me.

All I can do is slap his phone into his hand and turn away from him. This isn't okay. Nothing about this is okay. He has a naked picture of the school counselor on his phone in order to blackmail her and he never told me.

He fucking left me that night and lied. The problem is his lies.

Had he just said, oh hey, btw, this woman is the worst and I slept with her and here's everything laid out on the table, full disclosure, like he SAID he was going to do. I feel sick to my stomach.

Forget feeling like shit this morning thanks to my cold. Nothing compares to this feeling of finding that photo on his phone.

I turn around and start to walk away. “Harper.”

The way he says my name kills a part of my soul.

He says it like a prayer every time, and it's so damn hard not to fall to my knees and worship the way he treats me or how I thought he treated me.

I think back on when I was sick and he dropped stuff off, I think back on all the times he was my rock and I wonder what I did wrong to make him feel he couldn't trust me, when he fucking lied and said he did.

want to be his as much as he's

are there so many obstacles the minute I think things

is starting to really get

I know I probably look horrible. I

saw you running, are

"Yes."

And then fall into broken sobs. "No, he I—lied. He went to her and

takes me three minutes to tell

a finger at me. “If Ryan knew about this, I'm burning

me I don't look like hell before I head over

winces. “Maybe just...put

doesn't fix broken

I point out. "No."

shoulders

Ask my grandma,

laugh through my tears. “I knew

“Everyone clearly does."

pink gloss, go to gym, ignore

can sneak into the liquor cabinet or DoorDash fries,

golf ball in my throat, trying to clean up my face as

With Aisha and Blake.

I don't even have a phone I can utilize just in case Easton actually does have

to say we're done, but right now I just need a break from it

change into my gym clothes and walk into the

talking to Julia, and when Blake sees me, he frowns

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