Corrupted Love: A Dark Mafia Romance (Mackenzies Book 2) by Elizabeth Knox

Author:Elizabeth Knox [Knox, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Knox Publishing
Published: 2020-10-09T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

If I was meant to be controlled, I would’ve come with a remote

~ Unknown

Greer

February 12th

Sloane’s barely been making eye contact with me since the beginning of February. The night I met with Liam it was like she didn’t view me as family anymore. To say it hurts would be a drastic understatement. On one hand, I understand completely why she’s so frustrated. I willingly met with one of the people who could’ve made the choice to be actively involved in our lives and it feels like a betrayal to her. Leti and our uncle Alejandro knew the risks, yet they were always involved in our lives. Our father and brother never did that. I’m not even sure they tried, and I so understand her pain. If anyone understands what she feels, it’s me. But there comes a time where you have to let go of the past. At least that’s the way I look at it.

Even though we’re twins, Sloane and I are drastically different. So different that when growing up people doubted we were even related. She’s the callous, feisty one, while I’m more extroverted and kinder. She’s the yin to my yang in a sense.

I settle down into the plush chair in our abode in Vermont. It’s an odd-looking thing. It might be ten years old for all I know, but it’s solid with a fluffy cushion on the top. It’s become my one place I love to go when drinking my coffee every morning on the second floor of this house.

Sloane spends most of her time downstairs, so I’ve been trying to keep my distance. If I don’t respect the fact she wants to have some space between the two of us, well, she’ll never come around.

Footsteps come from behind me so I turn my neck to see Aleksandr coming up the stairs. Ah, that’s another one who’s been super quiet. The most he spoke to me was the night I met him at the bar. Since then, things have been radio silent between the two of us. I mean, we speak every now and again when I cook dinner, or when we’re both grabbing our coffee. But otherwise, nothing.

I turn my head and look back out through the window, down to the frozen pond on the property and the rushing creek that flows through it. I’ve never had the liberty of being in a pristine place like this before. While I’ve been to places like New York, Los Angeles, Miami and more, my work doesn’t often pull me down to beautiful places like this. It’s a shame, given how serene it is. Until we came here, I never understood why people wanted to get out of the city and take a break in the countryside or wilderness. Now I can’t say the same.

Not only is the air thinner from lack of pollution, but it’s quieter. There’re no loud clubs with music that can be heard for blocks. No fights breaking out below your window. Actually, that might be a lie.

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