His Passion
“Rubber squealed, the SUV flopping like a fish out of water as I took the curb, flying out the gate with a swarm of unhappy guards in the rear view.
When I glanced back, I barely saw the men at all, likely on orders to follow us, reclaim Lars' property, then wipe me and my brother from the face of the earth. I saw Cole, cradling his sister like she was something precious. Fragile. Breakable.
Not just breakable. Broken.
And my heart cracked for what she’d gone through.
I knew what... they'd done. Brittany had plotted, drugged, and terrorized Leila. While Cole's role in the whole affair wasn't what it seemed, he'd still played a role. They were guilty as sin.
But it was I who felt guilty as I looked at them now. Brittany couldn't stop shivering, her sobs rocking through her petite frame and filling the air with her pain. Cole had her wrapped in his coat, holding her close as he cried silently too, swearing she was okay now.MoreLess
When I glanced back, I barely saw the men at all, likely on orders to follow us, reclaim Lars' property, then wipe me and my brother from the face of the earth. I saw Cole, cradling his sister like she was something precious. Fragile. Breakable.
Not just breakable. Broken.
And my heart cracked for what she’d gone through.
I knew what... they'd done. Brittany had plotted, drugged, and terrorized Leila. While Cole's role in the whole affair wasn't what it seemed, he'd still played a role. They were guilty as sin.
But it was I who felt guilty as I looked at them now. Brittany couldn't stop shivering, her sobs rocking through her petite frame and filling the air with her pain. Cole had her wrapped in his coat, holding her close as he cried silently too, swearing she was okay now.MoreLess
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