Chapter 131\u00a0<\/p>\n
looked at him like he\u2019d grown a second head. The audacity of the question after everything that had happened between us was almer Laoghair\u00a0<\/p>\n
This is as far as your grace can carry you, Tristan. Let\u2019s just say what we need to say so you can leave,\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy?\u201d The single word came out sharp and demanding, like he had the right to be offended by my boundaries.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I stared at him in disbelief. Had he actually forgotten what had happened between us? Did he think one racing discovery erased all the pain bed\u00a0<\/p>\n
caused?\u00a0<\/p>\n
31%8\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cFine,\u201d he said when I didn\u2019t answer. \u201cI know I messed up the other night, but I swear it wasn\u2019t what it seemed like.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s not why we\u2019re here, Tristan,\u201d I cut him off before he could launch into whatever excuse he\u2019d prepared. \u201cAsk whatever you racing so we can get this over with.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I kept my voice cold and businesslike, wanting him to understand that I just wanted him gone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to talk about more than just your racing, Ath. We need to talk about us. I need to tell you something important.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was already shaking my head before he finished speaking. \u201cThere is no us, Tristan. The only reason you\u2019re in my apartment right now is because I feel like I owe you an explanation, even though I know you don\u2019t deserve one.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know I don\u2019t deserve it,\u201d he said, his voice dropping to something closer to pleading. \u201cBut I\u2019m begging you, Ath. Please, I need you to hear me out.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The sound of his voice, the way he said my name with such desperate sincerity, almost made me soften. Almost. But almost wasn\u2019t enough. Not after\u00a0<\/p>\n
what he\u2019d done to me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cTen minutes, Tristan. When you\u2019re done, you leave.\u201d My voice was firm and final.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He nodded like an obedient child, relief flickering across his features.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI know I hurt you that night, and I\u2019m truly sorry, Ath. What I did was completely horrible. If anyone else had done something like that to you, I would have smashed their head against the wall. I feel disgusted with myself for treating you that way. You didn\u2019t deserve any of it. You deserve the absolute best.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I looked at him carefully, seeing the genuine remorse in his eyes. The fire of anger in my heart cooled slightly because I could tell his regret was real.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But I wasn\u2019t going to let him off easily, even though I knew it would happen again. Because I\u2019d never let Tristan touch me that way again.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you did it, Tristan. You hurt me. And now you want to say sorry and have everything go back to normal? You can\u2019t just wound someone and then ask for forgiveness like it\u2019s that simple.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He ran his hands through his hair in frustration, messing up the dark strands that I wanted to smooth down despite myself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, I know I hurt you and I\u2019m sorry. Is that why you\u2019re doing this?\u201d he asked his tone shifting to something more accusatory.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018Doing what?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
*Racing motorcycles and kissing Derek.\u201d The anger that had been subsiding flared back to life with his words.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you mean? How dare he think that my life and my decisions revolved around him?\u00a0<\/p>\n
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What you\u2019re doing is dangerous. Can\u2019t you see that? You could seriously hug yourself or get killed He said the last part with a look of pure terror, like he was Imagining that possibility and it was his worst nightmare.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Whatever I do with my life has nothing to do with you, Tristan. I walked away from him as I spoke, putting distance between us.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you mean it has nothing to do with me? Of course it does, because care about you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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