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Chapter 129 of "Tempting Venom" opens introducing characters: Until Dad had enough and let her go.She never forgave him for that. Until the... Find out more!
Until Dad had enough and let her go.
She never forgave him for that. Until the day she died.
āHeās the reason Iām like this,ā she told me once, crying over her own vomit after I put my fingers in her mouth.
Thatās what I learned to do when she got too drunk. I had to make her vomit, then take her to her room and help her wash her hair. After that, Iād tuck her in as she mumbled words I couldnāt understand.
āI love you, Preston, you know that, right?ā She sniffled and stroked my hair. āMon petit chouā¦mon trĆ©sor.ā
My sweet little one.
My treasure.
Thatās what she always called me.
Thatās what made me stay by her side even though sometimes, she was too busy feeling sorry for herself, getting drunk, and chasing a high that never came.
And when she finally saw me that night exactly fifteen years ago, broken and justā¦an empty fucking shell, she couldnāt bear it.
I lean back against the car seat, staring at the lighter.
The images from that day coming in small lightning flashes.
My jaw hurts as hushed,broken grunts fill my ears and the stench of cologne and overpowering mint gags me. A brick sits on top of me, completely immobilizing me.
But itās okay.
Because Iām staring at the ceiling, at those little stars in my room. They look like me sometimes, far away and disconnected and justā¦not here.
Not sure why, all of a sudden, my dead eyes stare at my door. I used to look at my door weeks ago.
When this brick came to my room the first time and I couldnāt breathe.
āMaman?ā I called out stupidly that time, thinking sheād come to check on me.
But it wasnāt Mom.
Not that time.
Not the next.
I guess a part of me knew sheād come for me at some point.
Sheād know.
Sheād feel it.
Jude says moms know. Moms should know.
Sheād save me.
I waited and waited, and she finally came.
Today.
Sheās standing right there in her white silk robe, her face nearly turning the same color as the fabric.
Iāve always wanted Mom to come, but in this moment, I wish she hadnāt.