Cursed Fate: Cursed Series #4 by t. h. snyder Read Free Book Online Page A

totally fine if you choose not to see him, he just wanted to know if you were willing to meet him.”
    Standing with hands in her pockets, I watch her expression turn from calm to nervous as I stare back at her.
    “I-it’s fine,” I mutter in response.
    Her distraught face changes to that of a smile as she nods and walks out of the room.
    A few minutes tick by and a tall man moves past the curtain and to the end of my bed. Silence fills the room as we look back and forth between one another.
    “I guess I owe you a thank you,” I remark grabbing for my throat.
    The raw feeling burns as I swallow the dryness in my mouth.
    My eyes follow him as he moves to the side of my bed.
    “I’ve never done anything like this man, it’s fucking crazy.”
    As he stands next to me, I scan the person standing by my side. He’s covered in tattoos, both arms filled with sleeves of colorful ink. My eyes roam the rest of him and stop to the art on his neck, it’s magnificent and I can’t help but continue to scope the ink that covers the sides of his face.
    “I’m Cliff Benjamin,” he says extending his hand out to me.
    Attempting to clear my throat, I reach my hand out to shake his.
    “I’m Steve Zotto.”
    “Well it was nice to meet you, Steve. I just had to see for myself that you were alive and okay.”
    Looking into his eyes, I’m paralyzed for a moment. The icy blue color is almost hypnotizing and I have no choice but to look away.
    “I really do appreciate what you did, Cliff.”
    “I don’t know what shit you had going on, my friend, but nothing in this world is worth taking your own life.”
    “That wasn’t my intent,” I reply with a cough.
    “It’s not my business, but whatever your intention was you almost died. In the future, make wise choices; you can get through anything if you really want.”
    Closing my eyes I begin to shake my head. He’s right, nothing in this world is important enough for me to hurt myself. I’ve learned a valuable lesson, one that in a short time will change the rest of my life for as long as I live.

    As I open my eyes, I’m vividly reminded of those painful days. Right now it was just a dream, but the reality of it was that I almost lost my life. I can’t…no, I won’t put myself in that position again. I scan the mess in front of me. First things first, if I’m going to make some serious life changes, I need to start right here in my home.
    Rising from my chair, I begin to grab everything off of the coffee table. Carrying the items into the kitchen, I stand in front of the sink looking down as I empty the contents of the liquor bottles. The smell of the whiskey burns my senses and my stomach begins to churn.
    I need to rid myself of this shit once and for all, there’s no way I want to allow myself to continue with a life that is only hurting myself and those around me.
    Feeling pride as the last drops spill down the drain, I turn on the hot water and wash away my poison once and for all. Turning toward the right, I open the bottom cabinet and reach in for a large trash bag. My mind is now clear, I have a future to focus on and from this point forward I will strive to be sober.
    Once the last bottle is placed in the bag, I search around the house to ensure that there isn’t another swallow of alcohol to be found.
    I finally feel free and ready to start fresh.
    Next step is to find Ashley and tell her how I really feel about her. I just hope I can catch her before she leaves.
     

Fighting the Demons from Within
    When I’d close my eyes, Ashley was all that I could see. Her gorgeous hazel eyes, her contagious smile, and the touch of her skin against mine…she was my drug and I was addicted. Without her in my life, I couldn’t find anything to make me feel the way she did…she consumed my soul and body.
    Ashley was my soul mate, the one woman I was meant to be with forever. The moment I laid eyes on her, I knew…she was my lifelong partner in crime. Her beauty, her