Delicate Things

Cruelly Beloved, Book 2

I’ve always been different.

I knew that long before anyone else did.

All I ever wanted was to be loved and accepted for the person that I know that I am deep down inside.

Instead, I’ve been mocked, ridiculed, and thrown to the wolves.

When I was ready to give up, I saw him.

He looks at me with such hunger in his eyes—a longing that I’ve never experienced before.

He loves me with every frayed fiber of his being.

No one will take him from me.

I won’t allow it.

Not when I finally have what I’ve always wanted.

Even though he tells me that I’m perfect the way I am, but I can’t accept it.

Not when he deserves so much better than what I have to give him.

©2022 Yolanda Olson (P)2022 Yolanda Olson

Oh...

Well. THAT was an escalation. Talk about jaw dropping.

I hated Bates on page one, like he became trash to me quickly. He's a selfish turd. I also had to remind myself that this got us into the horror erotica aspect so I had to expect a turn into the dark. Both Hollis and Bates are clearly unbalanced. Together they're beyond toxic. I'm curious to see where this goes and how mad it makes me.