From His Lips (5 page)

“You put me through hell, you know,” I
said.

“We both knew it couldn’t go on forever.”

“And yet here we are, Shayda. What exactly
are we doing?”

“Three days.” She tucked her face in my
chest. “I haven’t thought beyond that.”

“Three days, huh?”

She shrieked as I scooped her off her
feet.

“We better get going then,” I said. “You, my
dear, have a lot to make up for.” I carried her out of my
office.

I had three days to get her to face the
truth—that she loved me, that she wouldn’t be here if it hadn’t
left a gaping hole in her heart, that the only reason she wouldn’t
admit it was because she was scared, because it would destroy
everything safe and familiar and predictable in her world.

I didn’t care anymore. She would go through
hell, but I’d be there to catch her. All I had to do was crush her
defenses, lead a seventy-two hour assault on her senses and walk
away with her heart in my hand. She would have no choice but to
follow.

This was going to be The Summer I Possessed
Shayda Hijazi.

Leylah Attar writes stories about love—shaken,
stirred and served with a twist. When she's not writing, she can be
found pursuing her other passions: photography, food, family and
travel. Sometimes she disappears into the black hole of the
internet, but can usually be enticed out with chocolate.

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