Claimed By My Ex's Dad
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ad had
in to her why I felt so broken. I just... was. My world had crumbled, and Alistair had ripped my heart out without even givi
sn't hav
y room, wearing that look that meant
d enough, get you
hands on
coming w
off me before I could
. She dragged me into the shower, threw som
ting oursel
t giving me a cha
the one with the best chocolate croissants in town. An
e, even though we had nowhere specific to be. That was just Riley, they hyper active
cross from her, ordering me a cappuccino I
exactly
t harsh, just straightforward. She'd had en
ually going
ern echo
napkin, my fingers fidgeting.
... it's not
avoiding
I don't know what to do. I lost
ha
se, disbelief fla
say anything abo
lot's been happening, and I wa
p of my cappuccino, forcing
erywhere, but no one's hiring. Every rejectio
er temples, ex
one of the hardest workers I
ight of it all pre
oke, unemployed, and unlovable. Maybe I shoul
lf back from snapping at me. Instead, she r
ut together. But you have to stop beating yourself up. Li
st tig
e I'm failing. Like nothing I do is en
t. You're not a failure. Yeah, you got knocked down, b
er. I really did. But
if I can't
ispe
pull myself out
wil
without h
then, I've got your back. We'll figure out the job situa
ing her say it made me fee
job applications fall through, and now Alistair dumps me. Ma
ed, throwin
text and running off like some pussy hiding under his mommy's ski
nds tighter, offer
e just sucks. But that doesn't mean it's over. This is just
't know how to move forward, but mayb
ks, R
my voice ba
menti
schievous gr
croissants and figure o
tely drowning anymore. Riley had somehow pulled me back from the edge, and for
made it difficult. People pushed and
shed past, bumping into me. Hot
hi
, jerking ba
ee gettin
h my shirt. It wasn't burning, but it was hot enough t
! Ho
lf. My feets lost its coordinates an
nd, strong hands grabbed me
, hands on her hips as she turne
g, jackass! You're not t
so so
ed, looking gen
I didn't
edly. I on the other hand wasn't paying attention anymore. The coff
A weird, tingling sensation ran down my s
ide me who had also been hi
th broad shoulders and a build that made it clear he took care of himself. His black hair had hints of silver at
the h
s now ruined, stained brown like a tie and d
ing at each other with my
n... looked exa