Quote of the day: Sometimes, I wonder if my life would be better if I'd never met you. Reed isn't naturally a bad person, he wouldn't have turned out like this if he never met Rayne. Perhaps he would have obsessed over someone else or even gotten into a healthy relationship and had his own happy family. Who knows? Sometimes it's easier and less painful to just let go and move on. But a human heart is inherently selfish and wants what it wants even if it's destructive...
ReedAlmost an hour passed.Sixty dragging minutes where I sat alone with nothing but the echo of that call and Ash’s voice still ringing like a phantom in my head. My heart didn’t slow once. It thudded wildly behind my ribs, as if it knew everything was about to change.Then finally, the door creak
My chest tightened.Revenge.On Amber.On Voss.On Skull.On Rayne.“What I want to know,” I pressed, “is why. Why are you helping me? Who are you, really?”“You’ll find out soon enough, Reed,” the voice assured. “All you have to do is follow my instructions… like an obedient dog. Do that, and you’l
ReedA chance to finally leave this hellhole?I didn’t even hesitate.I didn’t care if it was a trap. I didn’t care if it meant signing my name in blood and giving up whatever fragments of my soul were left. I would’ve willingly handed over every last piece of myself for one step outside this prison
A pause. A devastating one.“She’s only got months left.”My knees buckled.Her voice cracked.“Her heart condition is worsening,” she explained. “We’ve done everything. Every doctor. Every treatment. They say she needs open-heart surgery but… the chances are slim. The general consensus is that she
ReedThe moment my finger pressed the last digit, my heart began hammering.The anxiety nearly swallowed me whole as the phone rang.Once…Twice…No answer.I gripped the receiver tighter, already feeling the breath catch in my throat. Please pick up. Please pick up. Please—Click.“Hello? Who is th
It took everything in me not to snap.Stop touching me, you disgusting pig. And keep my husband’s name out of your filthy mouth.I didn’t say any of that. I just forced a smile, lips twitching upward like a marionette puppet being yanked by invisible strings.“Good pet,” he praised, like he could fe