Bound by Obsession: Shadowed Souls Book Two by Maddison Cole

Author:Maddison Cole [Cole, Maddison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dirty Talk Publishing
Published: 2024-11-29T00:00:00+00:00

Slamming the bedroom door shut, I barely make it two steps before falling to the floor. Tremors rake through my entire body, and in complete contrast, my mind is numb. Pushing the heels of my palms into my eyes, I try to erase the past few hours from my mind. The way Avery totally captivated all of my boys. How they looked at her like she’s the most important person in the world. I was an outsider, encroaching on their private moment and not for the first time, I really wish Nixon hadn’t brought me here.

I wish I could disappear. Leave this world behind and fade into nothingness. More of late, it seems inevitable. Whatever I used to mean to people, whatever impression I used to give when I entered a room no longer exists.

I miss Rachel. She makes me feel like a young child desperate for the end of the school day to run into his mom’s arms. Something I never had, the majority of my upbringing handled by nannies and employees.

When Nixon delivered me here, I thought Rachel and I would still be able to speak regularly enough for her to keep me centered, but the lack of signal here prevents that – another one of his tricks to ruin my life. Instead, I feel completely isolated and without her to anchor me, each night I drift further away.

The group downstairs were all the family I needed up to two months ago, but so much has changed since then. I’m not the same person I was, and I have no idea how to open up to them. They wouldn’t accept me this way even if I could. Once the threat to Avery is no more, I’ll be a distant memory, hiding away in Ray’s mansion to live out my days in peace. That’s the best I can hope for these days.

My despair has fizzled marginally, so I stretch my legs out and roll onto my back, focusing on breathing evenly. Drifting my eyes closed, I inhale and exhale deeply the way a normal person might to relax. Although, I’m so far removed from normal it’s laughable I’d even try.

Knocking sounds on the door, jolting me upright. Taking another moment to compose myself, I push up onto my feet and twist the handle. Axel is standing on the other side, his hazel eyes trailing over my shaky hands before I have a chance to hide them in my pockets. The concern in his expression already has me wanting to slam the door in his face. I don’t need his pity.

“Hey, you made a quick exit back there. Thought I should check on you.” He fists his hands, no doubt trying to refrain from pulling me into a hug.

“I thought you would be too wrapped up in Avery to realize.” I have to look away from him, hating the bitterness that spews from my tongue every time I open my mouth. Why can’t I just let it go? Let her

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