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

A solemn vow.
I pinky promise that….
“Hey, Baby.” She wrapped her arm around my waist, and
her lips pressed against my shoulder blades.
“Garcia.”
She bit me through my shirt. “Coulter.”
“Chihuahua.”
“Poodle.”
Lila walked around and faced me. There was a tender
smile on her face. The black circles under her eyes were
gone. She looked healthier again… happier. Whole. Slaying
like my favorite dragon. My only, little dragon.
God, how I fucked up.
“Your father wants to go down to the lake.”
I scowled at that. “It’s a bit cold today. I told him we’d
go for a walk down by the lake tomorrow.”
Lila scooped my hands in hers and squeezed. “Yeah. But
he wants to go today.”
There it was. That look I had been waiting for, but
wasn’t ready for. I scrubbed a hand over my face. “Do you
think…?”
Lila slowly shook her head. “I don’t know. I woke up in
your arms today, and I didn’t want to think about it. But
then I saw him in that wheelchair, skin and bones,
grimacing every time he swallowed and barely able to form
a sentence…”
I swore under my breath. Wild emotions clogged my
throat. “I’m not ready, Lila.”
“I know. But I’ll be here, Maddox. I’ll be right here.” She
showed me her pinky and gave me a wobbly smile.
I wrapped my pinky around hers. “Promise,” she
whispered.
“Maddox.” My father’s sickly voice broke us apart. I
turned around and saw my mom wheeling him toward us.
He was dressed comfortably to go out. Spring was upon us,