BREAK UP

SLOANE’S POINT OF VIEW. It felt like my heart had stopped as I stared at his phone screen with a horrified expression. All I could feel was a searing feeling of hopelessness at the sight of the video that could very well ruin my life because of the hands that controlled it. If anyone else sees this…. I’ll be ruined. My dad, Seraphina, Lucien… everyone will be ruined because I was too reckless. Guilt settles in the deepest part of my stomach, as bile rises in the back of my throat. How would Dad react to this? The sight of him being disappointed did not sit well with me, and all of a sudden, the desire to get swallowed by the ground beneath my feet gripped me. I wanted to run away and hide. My earlier bravado had vanished in thin air because of this, and honestly, I don’t think I want to provoke the drunk and high bastard with my entire life in his hands. “Do you have any idea how many times I’ve watched this ever since it fell into my hands?” He drawled low beside my ear, the feel of