Page 73 of Worth the Risk

Amber.

Thank God she’s here because I may end up in jail for assault if Beth doesn’t get the hell away from me.

Beth removes the hand she put on her cheek after I smacked her, then gives me a malicious grin. “Give Leo my love when you see him next.” She pauses, then adds, “Better yet, don’t. He’s coming to see me tomorrow morning when he gets here, so I will do it myself.” She gives me another taunting glare before leaving.

I remain frozen, taking everything in. I lift my hand to my chest as my tears flow. My heart is broken.How could Leo do this to me? And with Beth?He knew what she’d done to me, but he went and had sex with her anyway. He told me I was enough. I hadn’t ever been so sexually charged as I was with him, and I still wasn’t enough.How could I have been so wrong?I knew he was a risk, and like a fool, I chose to take that risk with him.

Storming quickly to the house, Amber follows on my heels. I’m getting my shit and leaving. Rushing straight to Leo’s room, I grab my bag, then stop.No, I will not run away like a coward.My hurt quickly turns to anger, and I reach into my back pocket, pulling out my phone and pressing on his name. He answers on the second ring in a hushed voice. Music plays in the background, and people are talking. He must still be at the event. For all I know, he’s at the bar picking up, the cheating son of a bitch.

“Hello, Sunshine. How’s my girl?”

Like he actually gives a shit.

“You bastard.” I’m so angry right now. If I could, I would reach through phone and smack his handsome face.

“Kylie? What’s wrong?” he has the nerve to ask me.

I give him one word. “Beth.”

He goes quiet on the other end of the line.

“Hold on, let me get to someplace quiet.” Finally, he hesitantly asks, “What about Beth?”

I don’t even have to see him to know he knows what I mean. I hear it in his voice.

“How many times exactly did you fuck her behind my back?” I snap at him. I’m surprised I don’t wake Nash up with how loud I am losing my shit with Leo.

“I never fucked Beth…behind your back,” he mumbles the last part.

“You certainly never fucked her in front of my face,” I scream. Just the image makes me want to vomit and breaks my heart further.

Then my mind registers what he actually said.Behind my back.

“Don’t lie to me, Leo. Did you or did you not fuck Beth?”

The line goes quiet again, then he quietly admits, “Yes.”

His answer sends me to my knees, and I sob uncontrollably.Not again, please, not again. If I thought James making a fool of me hurt, this pain is so much worse. My heart feels like it has shattered. I never felt for James what I feel for Leo.This will break me. I know it.

“I told you what would hurt me the most, and you went ahead and did it anyway.” I cry.

“It hurts me to hear you crying, but please, Kylie, listen to me. It’s not what you’re imagining. I love you and wouldn’t do that to you.”

How many times have I heard that before? I’m not doing this again. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

My anger returns full force. “Get fucked, Leo. I don’t want to hear from you anymore. You’re a lying, cheating, fucking bastard.”

I’ve most definitely lost my shit.

“Dammit, calm down and let me explain. It is nothing for you to be angry about. You need to hear me out. I love you, Kylie.”

“Do you think telling me it meant nothing and that you love me will just have me kneeling down and kissing your fucking secondhand cock?”Does he really expect me to believe his lies?

“Kylie, please, just listen. It was before we met, and it was only one time. It was a couple of nights before we met at Luke’s party.”

Oh, the nerve.

“So you go from fucking Beth to fucking me?”

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