DARE-TO-LOVE-TRUTH-AND-DARE-DUET-COLLECTION-by-Lylah-James-pdfarchive

Because I felt it. Right in my bones, down to the marrow
of me. I… died as the elevator closed and she was… gone.
I took the stairs two at a time and cursed my
claustrophobia, my inability to stay in closed places. I
couldn’t even take the goddamn elevator with Lila.
When I reached our apartment, I found it…empty.
My heart dropped to my feet, and I went cold. My
stomach seized up, and bile rose in my throat. Frantically, I
knocked on the next door. She had to be in there. She has
to be.
Riley opened the door, her face pale, her brows creased
with worry. “Oh, Maddox. You’re here! Something is wrong
with Lila.”
I pushed past her, not even waiting for her to finish her
sentence. Lila had to give me a chance to explain, even
though I didn’t deserve it. Didn’t deserve her forgiveness,
but I’d beg for it for the rest of my miserable life.
If only she’d give me a chance to explain. If only…
Lila was standing in the middle of the living room,
looking so sad… so lost…
She picked at the feathers in her olive tulle dress.
I had never gotten a chance to tell her just how beautiful
she looked tonight. Exquisite. Gorgeous. Beautiful.
Stunning. Lovely. Angelic. Breathtaking. Ravishing.
Elegant. Bewitching. Alluring. Heavenly. So. Fucking.
Exquisite.
I wanted to tell her all of it, wrap my arms around her
small frame and kiss her red lips. I never got a chance to
kiss her before our world collapsed and shattered into
fragmented pieces.
“How long have you known?” Her voice cut through the
air and sucked all the oxygen out of my lungs. I knew the
question was coming, but still hadn’t been ready for it.
“Lila.”
She raised her hand, cutting me off. “I asked a question,
Maddox. I want an answer, not your excuses. How. Long.