Cruel Intoxication: A Dark Romance (Underground Kings Book 4) by Kelli Callahan

Author:Kelli Callahan [Callahan, Kelli]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kelli Callahan Books
Published: 2020-10-21T16:00:00+00:00

Thirteen

Jolie

Owen hasn’t talked to me much in the last few days.

Granted, I’ve stayed in my room the majority of the time sleeping. Not because I’m mad at anyone, but I’ve been so tired. All I do is eat and sleep, but still I can’t help but wonder if he’s mad at me. Did I do something?

I slip on my new yoga pants and t-shirt, then walk out of my bedroom to see what he’s up to. It’s been easier to acclimate in the house with the same people. Everyday I’m gaining confidence and weight. I’m not as afraid as I used to be, but I still have nightmares.

When I do, I hear a voice in my mind saying I’m okay, and it sounds alike Owen. Why would he be with me at night if he ignores me during the day?

Taking a right, I head toward the kitchen and living room to see who I can find. My heart is jumping, and my nerves are getting the best of me. Owen makes my palms sweat. That’s never happened to me before.

The first day being away from him, I panicked. I cried myself to sleep because he was the only person I trust. I latched onto him. The next day, I was sad, I missed him, but he wasn’t here. Jaxon said he had to go out for something, but that’s it. He didn’t specify.

But now he’s back, according to Quinn, and I want to know why he’s avoiding me. I’ve learned that while yes, I’m attached to Owen, it’s more than being rescued by him, like I initially thought.

It’s more.

Since he hasn’t been here, I’ve felt so sick, so unsafe, so confused, and I’ve missed him. I don’t think he has missed me at all. Maybe there was a part of me that thought he was interested because foolishly I took his kindness for something more than what it was.

The kitchen is empty. There’s a plate full of muffins in the middle of the counter that Julia made. Heaven is asleep in the living room, TV on, but his head tilted back, snoring.

I don’t know where to go when I randomly look out the sliding glass windows and see Owen sitting on the patio couch, staring off in the distance. I quicken my steps, then slow when I realize what I’m doing. I do my best not to look like a complete idiot.

Or desperate.

I bet that’s why he hasn’t wanted anything to do with me and he disappeared. I was pathetic, and who wants to be around someone like that? My hands grip the handle as I take a deep breath and prepare myself for the inevitable. I’m not sure how to handle rejection.

The last year and half, while brutal, horrible, and a time I never want to relive, I wasn’t rejected. How could I feel rejected when I never wanted the guy but he wanted me? This is all new to me. I almost feel conditioned to not want Owen, but for him to want me.

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