Page 123 of The Tempted

“Was so amazing! It hurt but once I got used to it …” I bit my lip. “You’re sorry it happened,” I said, reading his face clearly.

“I don’t want you to think it had anything to do with you. You were great,” he looked up at me. “You were perfect,” his voice cracked a little as he spoke.

“So then what is it?” I asked tucking the strands of hair behind my ears as I felt my heart shatter into a million tiny pieces.

“I can’t get involved with you. I shouldn’t … I had no right going there with you. If your father ever found out …”

“You’re fucking kidding me right? This is about my father?”

“This is about me working for your father,” he said solemnly.

I stepped out of the bathroom softly closing the door behind me allowing myself to lean against it for just a moment and stare at Anthony as he slept.

“No one will ever love you like I do,” I whispered his words back to him before walking out of the bedroom and pretending like last night never even happened.

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