Resisting Perfection (The Perfection Series Book 2) Read Free

you must be delusional enough to believe I would lie down and let you speak to me that way. You’ve got the wrong guy, babe.”
    I turn to the door but guilt washes over me. Fuck! I shouldn’t have been so harsh with her. It isn’t her fault Frank lies to her. My eyes roll to the ceiling and I take a breath before turning back to her.
    “Listen, I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have been so harsh but for the life of me I don’t know what you see in that man. Has he ever mentioned what happened to my mother?” Confusion and embarrassment cloud her eyes. I can tell by that reaction she doesn’t want to mention what he told her which means I know what he told her.
    “H-he said that you killed her, along with your brother,” she stutters.   That was difficult for her to admit but not as difficult as they were for me to hear. There aren’t many people who know about Frank and my past, usually it’s only my subconscious that reminds me of the demon I am.
    “Yeah, of course that’s what he told you. See you later, Jane. I hope you and Frank have a good life.”
    Pulling my sunglasses down as not to show how miserable I feel, I jog to my bike, throw on my helmet and fire her up. I look to the roof top one last time before taking off to find Piper staring down at me. The pain I’ve felt for the last fifteen years is nothing compared to walking away from the one good thing that has ever happened to me. Piper is beautiful in so many ways. Some of the best architecture I’ve seen is created from her brilliance. She is so funny and can make me laugh when all I want to do is cry. Her heart is pure and she is willing to share it with anyone who will allow her. She is Aphrodite pulled from the Island of Cypress and as much as I want to be her Hephaestus, I have to let her go. This isn’t about me. She deserves someone who can match her beauty, someone who she can be with without living in fear. It’s been a great few weeks but I’ve learned I can’t be that someone for her. After cementing her face to memory, I take off; leaving all of the hurt she and I are both feeling behind.

Piper
    My heart has leapt off this roof and shattered in a million pieces watching him ride away. How can he just walk away from me? I stood up for him. I believed in him when it seemed no one did. I guess the better question is why did I allow myself to be caught up in his life when I knew better? Phoebe told me this would happen but I wouldn’t listen. I promised to never allow my heart to be involved with a playboy, I knew I wouldn’t be able to handle the fall out. I wasn’t wrong. As I stand here watching him ride away with my heart, I have no fucking idea how I’m going to handle the heartbreak.
    I’ve never felt fear as deeply as when Frank had the gun trained on his head. I feared for his life and my heart was bleeding for him. My mind was racing for ways to make it stop or ways I could get the gun away from Frank. Then he just walked away from me, without as much as a goodbye. The tears haven’t stopped since he walked off this roof without a second thought. I want to scream and yell at him for thinking so very little of me. He is not going to do this to me. I will not allow it. I will not allow him to rip my heart in a million pieces and not think a goddamn thing about it! I am going after him and he is going to get his shit together and we will make it.
    Determination and pure adrenaline push me to begin the journey towards Fenton and our redemption. However, before I make it to the door, I am face-to-face with Frank.
    “This is what he does, Piper. He uses people to get what he wants and then walks away. This has been his way of life for as long as I can remember. Please free yourself from him and spare your feelings. You’re a good girl and I’d hate to see your heart broken because he is too selfish to care about one else.” As true as his words may sound, I can’t believe he is still saying these things about Fenton. I have