Sweet Obsession by Jordan Silver

Author:Jordan Silver [Silver, Jordan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-03-18T18:30:00+00:00

GARRICK

Something’s off; something’s not right. She’s too chipper, too over the top even for her, and there are tears in her eyes. What the hell could’ve happened between the time I hung up the phone and the time I walked through the door? I didn’t waste my time asking her; she’d never tell me unless I threatened her, and I’m not in the mood to do that. I’ll wait her out, I guess, but something happened. I knew she sounded off on the phone but chalked it up to the weather and a bad connection.

I was all ready to wait for her to come to me until I saw her face, the face she’d been hiding from me since I walked through the door. I think a bomb went off somewhere because my head exploded. “Who hit you?” I was surprised at my tone. Calm as an icy lake. She fidgeted around and looked anywhere but at me. At least she didn’t try to play it off like I was mistaken.

“I asked you a question, Madeline, who put their hands on you?” I walked over closer and cupped her injured cheek with my heart in tatters because no matter who’d done it, the fact is that she was hurt. “Please tell me, baby, who did this to you?” I knew she wasn’t going to answer; I saw it in her face. But then her eyes widened on a spot somewhere over my shoulder, and I turned to see a piece of paper on the floor.

“What is this?” I walked over and picked it up and turned it over, and everything fell into place. I didn’t say a word to her; I just walked over and kissed her cheek, which was already starting to change colors. “Lock the door behind me, baby, and set the alarm, do not answer the door nor the phone for anyone.”

“No, Garrick, you mustn’t.” She tried grabbing my arm, but I pulled it out of reach. “Do as I say, baby, please.” I knew I wouldn’t take my anger out on her, not in a million years, but I was afraid of overspill. I kissed her one last time before leaving and heading to my parents’ home.

This, too, is my fault. My lack of action years ago has led to this. I should’ve put a stop to it the first time she rejected her so harshly as a child, but I figured, as always, that as long as Maddie had me, she was fine; she didn’t need anyone else. I was wrong. I didn’t protect her enough. By keeping them in my life, I’d been exposing her to this hate for years.

“I’m so sorry, baby. Fuck!” I hit the steering wheel with my fist and tried not to imagine the moment she smacked her and what led up to it. I wasn’t aware of how fast or slow I was going; I just knew I needed to get there and face her, bring this to an end once and for all.

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