Cruel Control: A Dark Reverse Harem Romance (The Desecration of Innocence Book 1) by Candace Wondrak

Author:Candace Wondrak [Wondrak, Candace]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-06-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight – Markus

I went to her because I knew she would not listen to me. I went to her because I had to show her that I was not above creating pain—whether it was pain in her little body or someone else’s—all to get her to listen, to do as I said.

Everyone else in this house understood, but Juliet felt the need to spit in my face and challenge me any way she could. It was insanely aggravating, and I was done playing nice. I had to remind her that she was here because I brought her here, because I took the initiative to steal her away from her precious father.

Jaxon stood just outside her room, looking anything but stoic. I knew what he was thinking, knew why he looked so torn. He liked the girl. I supposed I couldn’t blame him, for sometimes the monsters in us craved someone who would look upon our true face, see our darkness in all its blood and glory and revel with us. Such as it was with Lincoln, Ed, Killian, and Stella.

But sometimes… sometimes the beast inside cried out not for another monster to dance with, but for the opposite. For the pure. For the innocent. For the light in the ever-lasting darkness that was this life.

For what was the devil if there was no God? What was sin if there was no virtue?

Her door was closed, and I stopped before Jaxon, causing his gaze to snap up to me. Though a part of me wanted to wrap my hand around his neck and squeeze, remind him that she was just a job—remind us both of that fact—I held back and asked, “How is she?”

My guess would be not too well, not after her meeting with Doc earlier. If her mood when she’d stormed into my office was any indication, she would still be quite pissed off at me now. Was it wrong to be a certain sort of thrilled to know I could rile her up so easily?

Hmm. I supposed the same could be said of the opposite, because that girl made me want to lose control like no other. And I never lost control.

“Not happy,” Jaxon replied. “She refused to eat dinner.”

Hearing that did not make me pleased, and my teeth ground as I glanced toward the door. “Get me a glass of water, will you?” Though it sounded like I was asking him for a favor, I was not. I was simply telling him to get me water. Or, rather, get Juliet water, because it wasn’t for me.

Needed to make sure she actually took her pill, you see. Couldn’t trust that girl to listen to me and do as I said, so I would have to play the dictator and punish.

As Jaxon nodded and walked away to get that glass of water, I pushed into her room. I didn’t even knock. I found Juliet sitting on her bed, wearing those hideous fuzzy pajamas—I would burn them if I could, but she seemed to hold them quite close to her heart, as fucking stupid as it was.

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