Page 59 of Shattered Love

Dominic

Standing with the sunlight behind her, she looks like an angel—my angel. Her smile warms every cold part of me.

“Beautiful.”

She runs toward me like she's missed me as much as I've missed her. Instead ofrunning into my arms, she stopsin front of me, placing a hand against my face.

I lean in. The demonsquieted down at her touch and the darkness disappears. My eyes scan every inch of her and her smile widens like she knows. I pull her close to my chest and feel her against me. I close my eyes.

My girl.

I breathe her in coconut and something that just her closing my eyes letting it consume me.

She pulls back. Leaning up, she kisses my lips. Her lips are no longer cold but warm.

I grab her waist, deepening the kiss and showing her exactly how much I've missed her.

The kiss ends too soon.

Her eyes light up with mischief.

“What’s got my girl smiling like that?” It’s the way she always smiles when she has a surprise or something planned.

She starts to fade away.

“No, no, no, baby. Don't leave Avery, please.”

“I will never leave you, baby. Look with your heart. I love you, Dominic Stone.” Her voice sounds like it’s caressing me, like a soft whisper on the summer breeze.

I jolt awake. It hurts. Fuck, does it hurt. I tighten my jaw to stop the pain that is surfacing in waves.

I move into a sitting position, and the leather couch pulls against the warmth of my skin. I slept in the living room again.

I crack my neck before putting my head between my hands.

She has never spoken to me. In all my dreams of her, she has never once spoken to me. Just that soft wind that seems to carry her voice.

What the fuck did she mean to see with my heart? Does she want me to love again? To move on? Is that what she came back to tell me?

Anger makes my heart beat for a whole different reason now.

You’re not getting rid of me, beautiful. You’re mine.

Why am I having the dreams again? Am I getting closer?

I quickly jump in the shower.

I see my mobile is lit up like the fourth of July. There are three missed calls and four new messages from Carter. I unlock the main screen and see: The funeral went as well as well as can be expected. Juliet is strong.

Just like Avery.

I don't look at any of the rest, deleting them without even reading.

I grab my keys.

I walk into my office. Everyone else has gone and its approaching midnight.

I come to a stop when I see young, dark-haired women holding the picture of my girl. I snatch it out of her hands, placing it back on my desk. I stare the woman down with a look that intimidates most men.

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