“Sure.”

He nods. “We’re leaving for Miami within the morning, however I assumed that was with dad, not you. You’re to attend right here with Melissa till she’s required. No less than that’s the plan.”

“Not anymore.”

I hate the frustration in his eyes as I say roughly, “I’m going with you. If Melissa desires to place herself at risk, I’m not placing my coronary heart on the road. It ends now, no matter that is.”

“You’re strolling away when she wants you.”

Apollo shakes his head in disappointment.

“What?”

He growls, “I hoped you had been higher than that, Adonis. Clearly not.”

“You probably did the identical, if I keep in mind rightly.”

He sighs. “That was totally different. I did it as a result of I’m in fucking love with another person.”

“You suppose I’m in love along with her?”

I snort softly. “I wouldn’t perceive the that means of the phrase. No. I don’t love, I lust, and that’s all that is. I’m in lust with Melissa, and I assumed fucking her into oblivion would remedy that. I used to be unsuitable, so I’m eradicating myself from the state of affairs for each our sakes.”

Apollo says nothing and simply stands. Leaving with a derisory look in my path. As he hovers by the door, he growls, “At some point, Adonis, you’ll have to withstand your actions. You’ll look again and understand you missed out and the one factor left in your life is your conceited, misguided worry.”

He slams the door and I take into account what he stated.

Concern. He received that proper.

I’m frightened of letting anybody in as a result of I nonetheless haven’t recovered from the ache of dropping my mother. Apollo is in hell as a result of he opened his coronary heart, and my father has by no means been the identical. I can’t be one in every of them and if it means turning my again on the one girl I’ve ever thought-about mine, I’ll do it in a heartbeat to guard myself.

We go away earlier than the daybreak breaks and my coronary heart is heavy figuring out Melissa is sleeping, blissfully unaware that I’m strolling out on her. I’m leaving her in all probability offended and confused and but it’s kinder this manner.

My father is considerate. Then once more, he’s been doing that lots currently and as Apollo jumps into the truck, he pulls me again and says softly, “It takes an actual man to withstand his feelings. It makes you stronger.”

“Is that what you suppose?” I shrug. “I don’t know what you might be speaking about. All I need is to convey Phoebe residence.”

“Are you positive about that?” He cocks his forehead. “I’ve watched you since Melissa got here to remain. You deny your self one thing that solely comes alongside as soon as, generally by no means in a lifetime. Don’t be blind to a state of affairs that can make a terrific man better. Belief your feelings to information you down the appropriate path.”

“I’m.” I flip away and say over my shoulder, “I’ll see you in Miami.”

As I leap in after my brother, I truly hate myself. I’m chilly as a protection mechanism that I set in place after mother died. I’ll have been tempted by the girl sleeping upstairs, however I’ll flip my thoughts to what I do finest and produce my brother’s coronary heart again to him, on the expense of my very own.

CHAPTER 49

MELISSA

It’s been per week since Adonis left, and I’m nonetheless getting over it.

Dimitri has been companion. He’s type, thoughtful, and I can see the place his sons get their appeal and he even tried to reassure me that Adonis is merely working issues out. That he should attend to enterprise earlier than pleasure, and it’ll work out ultimately.

I nodded in all the appropriate locations, however deep down I understand why he left. He doesn’t need something that includes his coronary heart. He advised me; he warned me and left me underneath no illusions, and I can solely blame myself.

I’ve thought lots about my household, my life and the alternatives I’ve made since I’ve been right here. It’s that form of place; type of a retreat for the thoughts.

My days had been spent sunbathing and swimming, the odd stroll on the seaside and a journey out with Dimitri on events.

We dine collectively and he tells me tales of Apollo and Adonis and his spouse Sylvana. I inspired him to speak about her. To construct up an image in my thoughts of what occurs when a loving household is torn aside.

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