Page 39 of Earn Me

Pain threatens to swallow me alive.

I don't understand.

Keiran told me he had never cheated on me.

I had caught my own father lying about Keiran when the investigation revealed how his meetings with his "partners" coincided with the same night he supposedly caught Keiran with another woman...on the other side of town.

So why is this happening again?

I don't understand.

Please help me understand, God.

It's my first time to pray to Him after so many years. But this time, I felt completely lost, like I had never felt lost before.

I thought I could earn Keiran back.

I thought it was what I was supposed to do.

But what if he never planned for me to earn him back?

What if all he wants is to punish me?"

Keiran

PRESENT TIME

Bex's skin started crawling as soon as she entered Harbour Locke Country Club, and it had nothing to do with the way everyone was looking down their noses at her appearance.

Yes, folks. Skirts can be made of leather, too. Duh.

What really had her feeling jumpy was the sheer number of unguarded exits this place had.

Like, seriously.

This place needed double the security it currently employed, and maybe four times the security cameras it had installed. Then again, when one knew what to look for...

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