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

MADDOX
I fucked up.
I knew I’d eventually mess up. I knew I’d end up
destroying the one good thing in my entire life. Lila.
Because that was the only thing I was capable of.
Destroying lives.
Ruining her.
Wrecking us.
I tried to protect her, since the day I made that stupid
goddamn pinky swear. I made sure she was always happy,
always taken care of, by eliminating anything that would
cause her pain...but I forgot to protect her from myself.
My lungs seized in my chest, and my throat closed. A
choked sound came from my throat, as I held my head in
my hands, feeling the burn in the back of my eyes.
“You’re the best unplanned thing that has ever
happened to me, Maddox. Ever. And I can’t lose you. But
you’re doing everything to push… me away from you,” she
whispered, her sweet voice breaking at the end. “You’ve
been telling lies, keeping secrets from me. Since when have
you started lying to me, Maddox?”
My head snapped up at her words, but I didn’t have an
answer. I fucking wished I did.