RYDER. In all my entire life, I’ve always believed in only one thing; That love doesn’t exist. Not in this shitty world of mine. It’s a belief that was forced into me right from childhood. For a parent to have abandoned their own kid, for a mother to have abandoned her own son, there can be no other love.  I’ve carried so much pain in me. I’ve carried so much hatred and they weigh heavily on my shoulders, pulling me into the never-ending darkness. As a young boy with no family, I grew up to hate life itself. Then he found me. My savior found me and implanted love into me, but still yet, it wasn’t enough. I was long gone, lost in the darkness that I’ve grown so much to love. Damaged and broken beyond repair. There was no redemption for me, but still yet, I tried to hold on to the light that’s the Smith family until that light left when I killed Declan. It pulled me back into that darkness, losing all forms of sanity, and I watched as I broke further.

DAWN. Pain. I never thought I could have feel as this much pain at once. I had grown accustomed to it since my parents’ death, but then he came along and took it away. He took everything away and now this is suddenly ironic, to say that the one person who took all those suffering away is the one causing it right now. I whirl around to face him. He's standing there, staring at me with an emotion I can't truly decipher, nor am I in my right state of mind to. I've always wanted to hear that word. I've cherish the memories of him saying it in my head. I've waited for so long; to hear those golden ones from the man I couldn't help but to fall in love with. But now that he said it, I hate it so much. It doesn't soothe the arching burn in my heart. It doesn't soothe the pain; instead of intensifying it. The words that I've yearned to hear now become one of mockery. "You love me?"I laugh, a scoff slipping past my lips

Just to warn you all ahead, I did quite a lot of switching (POV'S) in this episode. It's all for a better understanding, so I hope you can cope. OLIVER.I stand in the darkness, my eyes moving across the room before settling on a certain alluring shadow that's quite visible even through the darkness. With little deliberation, I know exactly who he is and I know what he has come here for. "Do you think you could pull that stunt on me and get away with it?"His voice echoes through the darkness, and I let out a chuckle, shaking my head. "I knew you were going to come for me. I know you and I didn't expect less from you. "I shrug, crossing my arms against my chest, and the darkness falls into silence, which makes it quite terrifying with the fact that the bastard isn't making as much as any sound. "Why did you do it?"He's getting closer to me. I move back a little, getting closer

DAWN.  "Are you sure you want to do this right now?" Kira places a hand on my shoulder as we both descend the stairs and I let out a sigh, my gaze moving across the room before landing on my aunt who's currently preparing to head out of here.  "I don't think I can. I should probably wait till she's back. " I say, and she nods before giving me a small smile.  "You're up early, Dawn. Good morning, Kira. " "Good morning, Aunt. Heading for work already?" Kira greets with a big smile, which aunt returns with one of hers before nodding in confirmation to her words.  "Well, you know how I am. " She chuckles before her eyes darts to me, her brows raising in slight questioning and weirdly, for some strange reason, j understand what she's trying to ask.  "I'm fine, Aunt. I'm sorry that I scared you yesterday. I needed to - I just - well, I needed to think some things through. " She

DAWN.  My eyes flutters open and I let out a sigh as I take in my surroundings. Just one look at it and I know this isn't my place. I know exactly where this place is and judging by my sore legs; I remember what happened last night, too.  I sigh again before rolling to the other side of the bed, my eyes meeting with Ryder Smith who's peacefully sleeping at his side, his one hand laying across my stomach while the other rests at his side.  What the fuck have you done, Dawn? I promised I was going to stay away and hate this man with every fiber in me and yet, the first thing that came to my drunk mind was to get into his pants. What the fuck is wrong with me?! This is only going to complicate things further, and complications are very far from what I need right now.  I swipe my hands down my face before attempting to sit up, only for his arm to tighten around me, encircling around my waist before pul