Stealing Cinderella by A. Zavarelli & Sinister Collections

Author:A. Zavarelli & Sinister Collections [Zavarelli, A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-31T16:00:00+00:00

20

Thorsen

“Thorsen.” Dr. Blom shuts the office door behind him and takes a seat across from my desk.

Plucking a piece of the stern from my pile, I examine it, trying to determine the best way to maneuver it into the designated space.

“I see you have another one,” he notes. “How many is that now?”

“Ten.”

Ten of the same model ships. None that have lasted more than a week. I don’t think it’s so much about the end result anymore but rather a distraction from these meetings. If I could get away with hauling the ship in all its varying pieces to the rest of my meetings throughout the week, I would.

“I spoke with Calder yesterday,” Dr. Blom informs me. “He told me what happened between you.”

Discarding the piece I’m not quite certain about, I opt to search through the pile for something else. Something more familiar.

“Would you like to share your thoughts?” he prods.

“Not particularly.”

For a minute, the sound of the clock is the only noise in the room. But I know Dr. Blom isn’t finished. Not even close.

“He said you hit him.”

My fingers freeze, seemingly immobile, as the image of shock on my brother’s face returns to my mind. I’ve never hit him. Even when we were young, and he would piss me off, I never once thought about really hurting him. But when I saw him trying to take Ella from me, I wanted to murder him. A part of me wants to believe it was all a dream. That’s the only way I can rationalize it.

“I didn’t mean to.” My brows pinch together. “It just happened.”

“Because there was a misunderstanding?” Dr. Blom answers. “He thought it was business as usual with this new woman. That you two would do what you’ve always done. But that bothered you, and you didn’t tell him so.”

I tug at the collar of my shirt and wonder what Ella’s doing right now. I left her in my bed yesterday, and she slept there all night. This morning, I gave Lisbet instructions to bring her breakfast, and I left the door open for her. She’s free to roam the house now, but that lingering question is still there. Will she try to leave me?

“Do you like this girl, Thorsen?” Dr. Blom invades my thoughts. “Is that why you felt compelled to hurt your brother?”

“No.” I stare at the blurry pile of pieces in front of me. “I don’t feel anything.”

“It’s okay if you do,” he says. “I understand how these new feelings could be frightening for you. I don’t think you’ve allowed yourself to like anyone in a very long time.”

My attention wanes, and I forget where I’m supposed to place the piece between my fingers. I check the instructions again, but the words are just fuzzy shapes. Dr. Blom is wrong. I don’t feel anything for Ella. She’s only here because I’m paying the sanctuary. If I wasn’t, she’d already be gone.

“Calder says you let her touch you.”

Heat creeps up my neck as I glance at him.

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