Edge of Love by E. L. Todd Read Free Book Online

He said you were beautiful and advised
you to dump me. Then he tried to hug you and move closer to you. He
tried to kiss you.”
    She looked at me. “How did you know
that? Were you listening the entire time?”
    “ No. Mike did the same
thing with Penelope.”
    She was quiet for a moment. “What do
you mean?”
    I took a deep breath and ran my
fingers through my hair. “I never told you about it because I know
you don’t like talking about her.”
    She leaned in and kissed me on the
cheek. “I’m marrying you, Sean. She doesn’t threaten me in the
least. You can talk about her all you want.”
    I nodded. “I’m glad you feel that
way.”
    “ Now tell me what
happened.”
    I sighed. “Mike slept with
Penelope.”
    She gasped. “What?”
    “ She said she was drunk
and I believed her at the time, but now I’m not so sure. I didn’t
realize how much of a whore she was until recently.”
    She was speechless for a moment. “How
could your brother do that to you?”
    I was quiet for a moment. I didn’t
want to discuss this but I didn’t see any way around it. I had to
tell her eventually. “Because I slept with his girlfriend when we
started college. I apologized for it but he never forgave me. I was
drunk and she was mad at him for something. She wanted to get back
at him. Mike hasn’t let it go. He won’t stop until he gets his
vengeance. He’ll sabotage every relationship I hold dear until he
wins. I was never worried about Penelope because I knew she would
never cheat on me. Obviously, I was wrong about
her—completely.”
    Scarlet was quiet for a long time.
“But if he slept with Penelope, didn’t he get his
vengeance?”
    I shook my head. “Since I didn’t break
up with her, it didn’t work.”
    She nodded. “Why didn’t you tell me,
Sean?”
    “ I just didn’t want
to.”
    She pulled her arm from mine. “But we
tell each other everything.”
    “ I knew you wouldn’t let
me forgive Penelope.”
    “ Damn right I wouldn’t!”
She stared at me. “Which is why you should have told me.” I heard
the anger in her voice and I knew this was going to escalate into
another fight. Perhaps I shouldn’t have let her speak.
    “ And I didn’t want you to
know what I did to my brother.”
    “ Why?”
    “ Because I’m embarrassed
about it. I’ve never forgiven myself for what I did. I used to be a
total jerk, Scar. After I met you, I started to change. Then when I
met Penelope, I realized I was just a horrible pervert. I’m ashamed
of my past.” We were quiet for a long time. I finally looked at
her. “Are you mad at me?”
    She said nothing for a while. That was
enough to answer my question. “A little. You shouldn’t have kept
that from me, Sean.”
    I nodded. “I know.”
    “ If you kept something
that big from me, what else did you hide?”
    “ Nothing,” I said quickly.
“I’ve been honest with you about everything else.”
    “ How can I ever be
sure?”
    I closed my eyes. “It was just that
one thing, Scar. I promise.”
    “ And I’m offended that
you’re comparing me to Penelope.”
    “ I’m not.”
    “ Yes, you are.” Her voice
turned angry. “She burned you so now you don’t trust me. You don’t
want me near your brother because you think I’ll sleep with him.
That pisses me off, Sean. I realize that Penelope hurt you but I’m
nothing like her. I would never betray you. Don’t ever treat me
like her. I don’t deserve that. You’ve known me longer than
Penelope. You should never have compared me.”
    I sighed. “I know you would never
betray me, babe.”
    “ Don’t lie to me. You
obviously do if you wouldn’t let me near your brother. If you kept
all of this from me, then you obviously don’t trust me. You’re
being an asshole, giving me less than what I deserve.” She rose to
her feet then started to walk away.
    I jumped to my feet and grabbed her
arm, but she jerked it away.
    She glared at me. “We tell each other
everything, Sean. When did that