All Chapters of THE NIGHT HE WANTED ME : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

DELILAHI have always hated Elena. I don’t know where it began, but I know this much: we were both adopted into the Blackwater family, and from the very start, she wanted all the attention. She thrived on being the better one.Better grades.More loved by our parents.More friends.More beautiful.She had that model’s body, the flawless blonde hair, those bright blue eyes that everyone seemed to melt for. I hate to admit it, but yeah....she was that girl.And then there was I. Delilah. The black sheep. The one who always seemed to do everything wrong. The one everybody overlooked. At home, at school....everywhere.If I played piano, she wanted to play piano, and of course, she had to play it better. Whatever I tried, Elena swooped in to prove she could shine brighter than I. And I let her.... Finally, I got accustomed to the truth that Elena Blackwater, my adoptive sister, was just… that great.Until high school.Until the day I saw Damien Salvatore.He was the most handsome man I had

DELILAHI don’t know how I got out of the car, or how he put his hand on mine and, with just a nudge, swiftly, slowly..... And I followed him into his man cave.The place Aria had told me never to go.This was a place she always spoke about with disgust and so much loathing. And all that man had to do was kiss me, nipple play, touch my hand and I don’t even know how I got out of the car.I could pretend I didn’t know why I was in there… but I should’ve known, right? I mean, I knew why I was getting in there, and there was a part of me that was so excited. This was happening. I was finally going to be with Damien.We were going to do the thing, the thing I never thought would ever, ever happen to me. Not with him. He was Elena's....And then there was the nervous part. This was my first time, and that man didn’t really confess his love for me. Should I really be doing this?There was also the part that thought about Aria. This felt like a betrayal to her. She hated the way women flaunt

DELILAHWe must have fallen asleep after everything we had done last night, because suddenly I heard Damien’s voice as he shouted,“Shit!”I urgently opened my eyes, but the moment I did, my vision wasn’t really clear. Through the blur, I could see Damien sprinting off the bed, running straight toward the bathroom. My heart thudded in confusion.Then I heard footsteps, fast, sharp, and then Damien appeared. His presence filled the room with tension. His eyes swept over me, not lingering, almost like he wasn’t really looking at me at all. He just scanned me, scanned the space, and then his voice cut through the haze.“You have got to disappear.”I blinked, frowning, unsure if he was actually talking to me. “Is… is he talking to me?” I wondered to myself.“Didn’t you hear what I said?” His voice was harsher now, and when his gaze finally settled on me, it still wasn’t me he was seeing. It was that strange, hollow stare, like someone speaking at you but looking right through you.I was s

DELILAHI turned around and looked at her distantly. My chest tightened. This was the worst moment for this interaction.“Mom?” I said, forcing myself to face her even though every part of me wanted to bolt.“Hey, Delilah, it’s you,” she said. “What the hell happened to you? Are you okay?”That was the first time in forever she had noticed me.“Yes, I’m fine. Everything is fine. I’m gonna go upstairs.” I motioned with my hand, already turning away.“Wait. What are you rushing to?”“I’m just going upstairs,” I said. She had never stopped me before. She's not exactly chatty.“Where is Elena?” she asked.Of course. It had to be about Elena. Everything in this goddamn house was about perfect, Elena....“I don’t know,” I said with a shrug.I tried to step up the stairs and continue on my way, but she was already climbing the stairs, towards me.“Why are you in such a hurry? Where are you going?”“To my room,” I said flatly. The last thing I wanted was this, her choosing today of all days t

DELILAH“Delilah,” my mom said, her tone sharpening, commanding, like she was in a courtroom already, “This is not something we leave to chance. Step one: We go to the hospital. They will examine you, take every sample, and document everything. Step two: We file a police report. You tell them exactly what happened. Every detail. Nothing is too small, nothing is irrelevant. I will be right there with you... You won't be alone.”I swallowed, my stomach twisting. “Mom… nothing happened,” I said softly, almost pleading.“I know what I heard, sweetie,” she replied, her eyes unwavering. “Whether you call it nothing or not, we follow the law. That man took advantage of you, Delilah. And we will make sure he pays for it. Once the police have the report and the evidence, I will assist in drafting the case, and we will push it through. We will go to court. We will subpoena witnesses. We will bring the case before a judge, and we will not let him get away. Not this time.”I flinched. “Mom… I di