Leilani.
I didn't want to see him. Hell, I didn't even want to talk to him. But seeing him standing there, looking so dejected and utterly helpless pulled at the strings of my heart.
Jarek may be a jerk right now but for the past four years of my life, he's been my anchor. My help. My saviour.
He had saved me from my abusive family; And without asking for anything in return (well he did ask me to work for him) he pulled me out of the dark place I'd been stuck in for years. He gave me a new life, education, a job and all the power which I now possessed.
I turned to him slowly, my heart a tornado of conflicted emotions. Right now, I didn't want to cry. I tried so hard to keep my tears at bay. But when he stepped closer, cupping my face with both of his hands, I lost to the war raging in my head.
"I'm really sorry, Sweetcakes. I was stupid… I still am. And I should've thought about what my actions would do to you before I did them."
"Jay…"
