Second Chance-In the mist Book 1 novel Chapter 99

"Because that's the truth! Logan is just a friend. Cut the crap and the scenarios, Dominic. I don't recognize you anymore!" 

"And what makes you think I recognize you if, as time goes by, you become more and more..." 

I knew exactly where his statement was leading and I would not let him step on my morals just because he was suffering from this sick jealousy.

"Don't you dare!" I threatened him, fed up with his behavior.

"Why, Rebecca? Are you afraid I might be right?" 

Hearing this aberration, and especially coming from him, made me cringe. Not physically, but in my heart and soul. I wanted the earth to open up and swallow me. My screams threatened to come out. A mighty storm was building between my reason and my feelings. It was the reason that prevailed.

I ran as fast as I could away from him, taking advantage of his carelessness but not seeing where I was going because of the tears that were falling on my face. I forgot everything, that I had an event I had to attend, that I had a status I had to keep intact. But I didn't care anymore. I ran and ran until I found myself in the nearby park. There I was alone, miserable and hopeless. It was only a bench in this unknown park.

I tried my hardest to recover, but I only sank deeper into this cursed sadness. The evening was chilly, and I had my breath in my throat. I wasn't alone. Someone was there, someone hiding in the darkness.

Dominic's story

After she angrily broke away, I gave her some space of her own. Maybe she needed to be alone to think about our situation. 

Just then, Declan approached me.

"Hey, man, what are you doing? Where's Rebecca? I saw you two rush out..." 

"I don't want to talk about it," I admitted, somehow resigned to what had happened. I frowned and walked back into the ballroom, straight to the bar. "Double whiskey, neat!" I settled for the hard version of the drink, as I needed to forget. 

"Then it's clear, you said something, and she walked away" Declan concluded and again he seemed to be on her side. 

"But why do you think I'm to blame? Or that if she left, she did it because of me?" I couldn't believe what I was saying either. It was clear I'd been harsh. Was I regretting it?

"Please, Dominic, like I don't know you. I know for a fact that's what happened. And all because she's talking to a friend of hers?"

"A friend of hers? A friend who's around most of the time? Wherever this friend is, there she is. Doesn't that strike you as odd?" I snapped in one heavy breath. 

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