Two Chances,One Bullet: How His "Next Life" Promise Failed Novel

Chapter 10 Back at the apartment we shared , I started packing . Not my stuff - his . I'd paid the lease two years in advance , we had a cat and a dog here , and I'll be damned if I let that woman Jessica benefit from a single inch of this place . Lauren , please - I'm begging you . Just give me one more chance , okay ? " La Daniel chased me home and literally dropped to his knees . He even banged his forehead on the floor like we were in some low - budget soap opera . " You serious right now ?

" My voice was ice . I'd never sounded that cold before . " Lauren , I swear - we didn't sleep together . I stopped it before it got that far . " " My body and my heart … they still belong to you . " " Even when I'm with her , I'm thinking about you . I never gave her my body . You're the one I want . " " We're perfect together , Lauren . No one else makes sense the way we do . " " You agreed to date me in the first place because you knew we fit, right ? " He wasn't wrong .

We started dating after just a few casual meetups . Our parents hit it off, and we got along well enough . But there was never any real passion . We'd been together three years and hadn't even slept together properly - not once . Even if we got married , we'd just be roommates with rings . Honestly , I think my heart raced more that day I saw the red - haired guy than it ever did for Daniel . Maybe Daniel was always just the " logical " choice . A good partner on paper .

But never a real lover . Maybe I never actually knew what love felt like .. While I stood there , dazed , Daniel suddenly pulled out a ring and slipped it onto my finger . " Lauren , please . Just trust me one last time . I swear , I'll cut her off for good . " 21:53 49.6 % Two Chances , One Bullet : How His " Next Life " Promise Failed Chapter 10 I knew him too well . If I didn't say yes , he'd keep groveling all night like some deranged martyr . So I played along .

Gave him a half - assed nod . Then as soon as I could , I threw a few things in a bag … And moved in with Rachel . 21:53 O