Início / Werewolf / Bound By Gratitude, Shackled By Lies. / Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

Todos os capítulos de Bound By Gratitude, Shackled By Lies.: Capítulo 1 - Capítulo 10

54 Capítulos

A Maze

CHAPTER ONE. PROLOGUE. Ten Years before. MAZIKEEN. The smell of blood and sweat hung heavily in the air,and I wanted to die. This thought was ironic because I loved life,or at least I used to until that day;I watched everything fall apart. It felt like I was bleeding from everywhere,every single part of me ached more than I could have ever imagined and I wanted it to stop. Death;that was the only thing that could make it all go away,I wanted that eerie peace I'd always heard about to wash over me and take the pain away…but whenever I reached for that dark void,a sharp whip on my back would snap me back to that dank,dimly lit room. I'd cried and begged so much,my voice had gone coarse. I swayed as another bolt of pain shot through me at the crack of the whip. The men erupted in echoes of laughter when I moaned in pain. “I think we've had enough fun….” One of them said but he was quickly interrupted by another. “Enough fun? C'mon Alaric….we haven't even started.” There wa

Blank Canvas.

CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER TWO PRESENT.MAZIKEEN. “You're fired.”My brows furrowed as I replayed the simple voice message over and over again until I felt the faint curl of anger deep in my belly.I smoothed a hand down the deep blue pencil skirt I had on as I turned to stare at my reflection in the floor length mirror.I adjusted the tied sash in front of my shirt, deliberately avoiding my eyes which I already knew would be glowing a bright green—a new change I'd for some reason refused to tell Graylin about ;plus the doctor's reassurance that nothing was wrong with my sight,had frightened me even more.This train of thought drew my gaze down to the heavy, square diamond on my finger. He'd gotten it even after I told him I wanted an amethyst.I let out a sigh before pulling up his number and dialing.“Mazekin” he said as soon as he picked up and I sighed again,arranging my words carefully.“I got your message….”“Good! Good,” he cut in sharply. “I don

Conforming.

CHAPTER THREE. MAZIKEEN. “You shouldn't frown like that,Maze…it really doesn't flatter you.”“That's just how my face is,” I whispered but Graylin undoubtedly heard me, because he shot me a look that sent a chill down my spine.I swallowed as I sat up straighter and attempted to relax my face as I watched him saunter fully into the room,a towel hanging dangerously low on his narrow waist.“Did you go to the place I asked you to?”I hesitated then shook my head even though he wasn't looking at me.“Use your words,Maze.”“I didn't go…” I said. “I was a bit thrown aback by what I saw…you with the red head.”“Savannah.” He murmured, “that's her name.”I didn't know what to say to that,so I silently watched his back flex with each movement of his hands as he flipped through the clothes in his closet.“I…is it quite necessary that you have another lover?” I asked and he scoffed as he picked out a clean shirt and a pair of pyjama bottoms from the closet.“What do you mea

An Unexpected Pal

CHAPTER FOUR.MAZIKEEN. “Miss Smith, welcome.”I gave a small nod to the portly receptionist as I came to a stop in front of her desk,I couldn't muster a smile just then…. perhaps not for the rest of the day too, after the night I had.Graylin had brought Savannah home for dinner,then made out with her for a long time in the living room before taking her home,and only returned to the house by two AM. But I should be happy that I'm the one he comes home to at the end of the day right? So why was I so irritated?“Hello,I'm here for Mr.Black?” I said and the lady nodded.“He's currently on a family vacation but he says you can start,” she paused to hand me a file and a key. “Your office is on the fifth floor,and here are his schedules for the next couple of weeks.”I forced down the mix of emotions swirling in my chest as I took the file, “thank you…”“Linda,” the lady offered.“Sorry I forgot....thank you,Linda.”“No problem at all,”she beamed. “Just let me know if you

A Cracked Wall.

CHAPTER FIVEMAZIKEEN I walked into the house that evening and was immediately greeted by the smell of stir fry and the sight of Savannah,barefoot and wearing one of Graylin's shirt as she moved around the kitchen like she belonged there.“What are you doing?”She whipped around, her almost non-existent brows furrowed as she gave me a once over.“How did you get in?”I scoffed. “I live here…. you don't.”“Gray gave me a key,” she simply said with a shrug. “You probably have one too…” “What are you doing here?” I cut in sharply and she gave me a “duhh” look as she waved a hand behind her.“I'm cooking…obviously.”“Get out.”“Oh honey…”“I said get out!”Savannah startled a bit then took a small step back,her eyes darting down to my clenched fists.“I'm only here because Gray wants me here,” she began. “He told me you both were in an open relationship and I could come over whenever I liked.”“We aren't in an open relationship,” I unclenched my left fist and raise

The Devil I Love.

CHAPTER 6MAZIKEEN. “Hey,Linda.”The cheerful lady flashed me a warm smile,“Oh hey Maze…fancy seeing you here.”I furrowed my brows in confusion. “What do you mean? I work here now, remember?”The other woman's suddenly face paled,and her expression turned panicked.“You need to leave…now!”I hesitated,my confusion deepening. “Linda? Is everything alri…”“They're coming!! You need to leave!!”I let out a gasp, stumbling backwards as her face suddenly began to transform,until I was staring at the pretty face of the woman from my memories….but just as quickly, the face went limp.I blinked and her body was laying on the floor, bleeding from a ghastly,open wound on her chest and a deep slit on her throat.I shook terribly, sinking involuntarily to my knees beside the unmoving body,as I stared blurilly into the lifeless,open eyes.“Mom?”The word felt heavy in my mouth,but deep in my heart,I knew it was true.This was my mother,and I'd watched her get murdered th

The Invisible String

CHAPTER 7Mazikeen. “Hey, wanna hit the bar tonight?”I frowned at the way my heartbeat increased like I was in danger,when all I'd done was send a text to Linda.I glanced at the screen, waiting for the text bubbles to appear,but then I panicked and set the phone down on my desk and wiped my palms on my skirt as I took a deep breath.So what if I hadn't texted her all weekend? She certainly didn't mind…“I hope.”Also,I was kinda hoping to ask her personally,but today was her day off.I swallowed as I swiftly grabbed the phone just as it tinged with a message notification.“Sorry,I can't…I'm babysitting my grandma,she has dementia. But I'm open for next time though,xoxo!”“Oh,” I breathed out, feeling slightly guilty and just a tiny bit disappointed. Well I wasn't going to just go home after the day's work,I needed some sort of distraction.Not just because of Graylin. Mr. Black had gotten severely cross with me over a small error that I could have definitely

Meeting Jordan

CHAPTER 8MAZIKEEN. “I don't know…unless you're saying our meetings tonight have been nothing but coincidences….”“They are,” I replied quickly.“I don't even know who you are.”He pursed his sinfully full lips as he studied me silently for a few seconds then nodded,as if satisfied.Then he grabbed his drink and drained the whole thing in one breath.“What do you think about my performance ?”“I…it was good,” I sighed to still myself. Why was I so on edge around this man?“You’re Spanish?”“Do I look Spanish?”I shrugged. “I don't know…I don't think Spanish people have a specific look.”There it was,the smile;no, grin…even better.My heart stuttered as I took in his straight teeth,and the dimple on his left cheek.“My mother's from Granada.” He finally answered,his gaze never once straying from my face.“What's your name?”“What's yours?” I threw back,and he smiled again.“I'm Jordan,and you are...?”It hurt, my throat cinching as I raised my hand and wiggled

Mr. Jordan Black

CHAPTER 9.MAZIKEEN. “The boss is back.”My brows flew up with surprise and I subconsciously raised a hand to my pinned up hair,then smoothed a hand down my skirt as I nodded at Carey’s statement.“And Linda?” The other woman gave me a small smile as she pointed up. “She's in the studio helping the crew get ready for the photoshoot…although,” her smile turned coy, “I suspect she's just there to look at Julio.”“Who's Julio?” I asked then immediately shook my head, “never mind…how do I look?”Carey gave me two thumbs up, “you look like you're ready to make a great first impression.”“Thanks,” I said with a smile before turning away.I wondered why Mr. Black hadn't informed me he was already back from his trip as I rode the elevator up…could he still be upset about my error?I winced as I remembered the unfinished files I'd left on my desk the night before.I should have stayed back to finish the dang shoot schedule…I could have avoided Graylin's whippings.T

Eve's Touch.

CHAPTER 10MAZIKEEN. “Oh my God! Why'd you even think that?!” Linda exclaimed,half amused and half surprised as she stared at me. “I meant ‘vacation with family’ as in with his three sisters,their husbands and their children….”“Well you said he was on a vacation with his family…” I shrugged, “naturally I thought you meant he was with HIS wife, and children.”Linda laughed again, shaking her head as she looked ahead.We were standing in the middle of the bustling studio, watching the costume department get the kids ready for their next round of pictures and videos for a popular cereal company.“Mr. Black isn't married yet…” she started, “he'd come close to doing so last year,but the wedding was called off.”I refused to ponder the reason why the fact that he was single made me want to sigh.Because the assumption that he was married had done nothing to curb my intense attraction to him.“Well you can't blame me for assuming, you didn't explain what kind of fami

ANTERIOR

PRÓXIMO

ESCANEIE O CÓDIGO PARA LER NO APP

DMCA.com Protection Status