Heart Of Ice

my life, Michael Anthony Pritchett. I had loved him more t

hael had been the only one who stood by me

his doorway, my brain refused to tran

tepsister, Selena, whom I had loved like my own sister, could not be on

he two naked people on the beach house bed was mirrored in my expression. They

of this?" I asked i

lized that they had been exposing their naked bodies right before my eyes. They

, looking desperately for his discarded

d forgotten to introduce to me. The headache I had been experiencing d

point him as the new CEO of my father's company. I had gotten all the paperwork ready; it was m

ve been enjoying the bed with your supposed stepsister

d and demand an answer from her. I had treated her like a real sister, and yet she had done this to me? I men

lete idiot

man like Michael Pritchet

eard th

that he was only with me for my money. That no o

erything that

had been foolish, foolish enough to

thony Pritchett

should have known that there's no such thing as a real-life fairy tale. The h

pared to Selena McKinn

ael said, reaching for his pants. I

and I had never once shared a bed. I had naively thought that he

in sleeping with me at all. Perhaps he preferred the warmth

g an affair behind my back-for God knows

th a smile so forced I th

nything to me. I'll spare yo

my left hand and tossed it to Michael, not caring

t of keeping it

ounce that the en

led out, following me out of

talk t

I have nothing to say to you. As far

efore I could reach the door, he

a gun in his other hand, which he w

dn't be h

n't be pointi

" he whispered manically, p

and. I was paralyzed with a shoc

Michael wanted to kill me. The

it on the bed,

ld, moving hurrie

out a word. I searched her face for

," he instr

ed, and Michael shru

thing. Just make sure sh

all," he said, hand

nted it

et me go,"

a sinister smile spre

uld let you break up with him? A

dure your whining f

let me go!" I cried, bu

om Selena, who then left the room. Michael stayed,

you doing? It's m

rd for you to ruin everything now," he said,

pened, and we're going to go through with the

ent white

idering killing me. Tears streamed

el, pl

robe, glanced at me, then whispered to Michael. They thou

y necessary?"

t's better to do it now rather than

married to her first

uments. She'll sign the papers, then we'll ha

way with the papers? The

edd

planning t

You know I love you," I sobbed, my heart poun

nd now he was casually discuss

o me?" I asked, my voice

just s

who said you wanted to end the e

as if all the air had be

er, clutchin

her?!" Selena shrieke

's having a p

nic as she knelt beside me. I couldn't focus; I was ga

ched and peere

sh air. That migh

room, out of the house. The sea breeze hit me,

e waited for this moment when you'd be groveling at m

t had I ever

rough, exacerbating

years. Did you really think you could just

love someone like you?" Her w

down my cheek

ing you have will belong to Michael. You'll be long dead and bur

me eased, ju

chance. My only

eeded my signature on those documents,

uld muster, I shoved Selen

oward t

on, but it was the only

. Waves battered my legs, but I pressed on. I couldn't swim, ye

know you can't swim!" Mich

and tumbled into the frigid sea. A wave enveloped me, and

ldn't

lization that I

d above water. But with every attempt to

this, not before I've had my reve

onl

and I ceased my efforts, allowing the sea to pull me under. Beneath t

t want

deity that mig

't let me di

let me co

rn and recti

e without getting m

ng the pull of the water and surre