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Never had Autumn thought that she would break up with her boyfriend, Tyler, until the day she met Frazier Ronan, the one person who turned her life upside down, created chaos, and made her...
Every night that summer just to seal my fate (oh)And I screamed for whatever it's worth"I love you, " ain't that the worst thing you ever heard?He looks up grinning like a devil
- Taylor Swift, Cruel Summers
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I bit my lips to prompt myself from crying. I had no one to blame but myself. I did not have the right to cry or to console myself by saying I did not mean any of that to happen because it was not true. When I walked into that room, my mission was to do exactly what Tyler had said: have sex with Phraser. I had been so angry that I wanted to hurt him by doing it with Phraser.
One was supposed to be enough. If I had self-control and if it was purely my revenge against Ty, one sex should be enough to prove a point yet I had kept both of us busy until four in the morning.
Phraser was right. It had not been an accident. As much as I hated to admit it, I had used him to make myself feel better even if it was just for a few hours. He had the right to feel used, he had the right to feel hurt. I had been horrible to him. Not only that I had used him, but I also had harshly told him that all of that meant nothing.
Had it really meant nothing? I had no idea. I had no time to process how I felt about it or how I felt about Phraser. Just like a coward, I had thrown my words carelessly, trying to justify my own action, and in the process, I had hurt him.
Stupid. Stupid!
Deciding that I would need a drink to calm my nerves before I faced Phraser again and apologized for what I had said, I went to the hotel's bar. I ordered one glass of Merlot and told the waiter to put it on Phraser's room tab since I had stupidly forgotten to carry my wallet when I left the room.
The wine did the trick and after finishing two glasses without getting tipsy, I managed to find my courage.
I was so ready to go when I heard Luke asking him, "So is that why you broke up with Autumn?" I put my ass down and tried to duck my head as they walked past my booth and settled on the one right behind me.
