Novels by Light B

MADILYN'S POVI could get caught, and everything could go wrong, but the worst that could happen was seeing a death shadow behind Lyander Tharlos.***I gasped and tried to look away, but it was too late. I had already been caught in webs too strong to escape.His back was still turned to me. The dark eyes of the death shadow caught mine, and I felt my soul being ripped out of my body. I let out a loud scream, and then everything went dark.Just me and the death shadow. That familiar darkness, that strong, dark, and cold aura. His was darker and more dangerous, like it knew I could see it.It was so close that I could feel the hair on my skin stand. The deep hum and dark fog made my stomach twist in terror.Then I saw it, the door to the subconscious.I forced myself to stay rooted to the spot. Maybe if I didn't try to look into it, the vision would pass, and I could pretend like this had never happened.But my legs had a mind of their own, and I could not gain control of my thoughts

MADILYN'S POVMom said I was the sacrifice, the stand-in surrogate bride, but no one ever mentioned that Lyander Tharlos, the deaf mafia CEO, was my groom.***Morning seemed to come in faster than it did back at the mental home, where I sat by the window and watched the sun rise.I had forced myself to sleep last night, wishing I never woke up this morning.A loveless and dangerous marriage.One wrong move, and my head was off my neck.If only I could see my own death shadow, I would probably see death lurking around so closely.I was forced into a wedding dress that fit a little bit too perfectly. It almost seemed like it was meant for me.“You look just like her. All you need to do is make sure you act like her,” she muttered into my ears as she fixed my hair, slowly brushing a strand behind my ear.I let out a sigh and nodded.“Good. If you get caught, trust me, none of us will be able to escape the consequences,” she added, like it wasn't obvious how fucked we were.I took a glan

MADILYN'S POVBetrayal hurts the most when it comes from someone you least expect. I wasn't just the substituted bride but a sacrifice to the most feared mafia family.***We rode home together, and throughout the ride, I sat quietly at the back of the car. None of them spoke, not even a single word about their fucking plan.I had so many questions and different thoughts spiraling in my mind as I sat there, but I said nothing.In three years, I had completely forgotten how the world looked outside the walls of my prison. What it felt like to be free and how beautiful the world looked like.I watched through the window as we drove past the tall buildings, stores, and every beautiful place I had once been to. Not much had changed. The city was still the same busy and beautiful.I was grateful that, for once, I could see this again after years of being locked up, but even though I was out of the mental home, I wasn't really free from anything.I was not just crazy and a witch, but I was

MADILYN'S POVA curse is never celebrated. After being locked up for three years, I should have known there was a catch when my mother suddenly came to visit me with a smile on her face.***“You have a visitor,” the nurse announced cheerfully.I had never thought I would hear that ever in my lifetime. I stared at her with disbelief clearly written on my face.“What?” I muttered, the words barely leaving my lips when the door opened.Two females and a male walked in almost immediately, and I raised my brows in confusion. She was really serious when she said I had visitors.For three years, I had been locked up in this mental hospital by my own parents, completely forgotten and abandoned to die.I wasn't crazy. Or maybe I was…They all thought I was crazy when I told my brother he was going to die from a car crash that morning while we were all eating breakfast.I could still remember how they stared at me with bewilderment, their eyes filled with terror as they watched me gruesomely e