Chapter 10 Aeri
It’s dark, and I’m alone.
It’s dark, and I’m alone.
That's all I know. I can’t remember how I ended up here with this ache in my chest, but it’s there. So fucking strong it’s like I can’t breathe around it, the weight on my chest all-consuming.
I was with someone; I remember feeling safe for the first time in so long, and like always, he came and ripped it all away.
Memories sprout up like weeds through the concrete, and as they continue to push through, I suddenly ache for the darkness, the nothingness.
Rome’s hands on me, his lips pressed to mine as a smile pulls at them, and a giddy feeling makes butterflies bounce around in my stomach.
Whispered words of love and plans for a future.
A wedding, a house, a little coffee shop.
A lie!
Wrapped up in a beautiful bow, but still toxic and terrible, nonetheless. As if he hadn’t taken advantage of me, preying on me for years now.
Pushing me so far as to leave everything behind in hopes of escaping him.
But it wasn’t enough…
It’s never enough.
Darkness creeps back in, and I welcome it. Anything to make it stop, to make me forget the way his hands feel on me, even if only for a few moments.
The memories keep coming even as I slowly lose consciousness, and suddenly there’s a face I don’t recognize, but there’s no mistaking the concern in his dark eyes.
Who is he, and why does his very presence call to me?