Captive in the Dark (The Dark Duet, #1)

by C.J. Roberts

the light of day. It was a common mistake. People often believed they were safer in the light, thinking monsters only came out at night.

A submissive is a survivor.

He was my tormentor and my solace; the creator of the dark and the light within.

“If it’s anywhere near as bad as what those assholes did to me.... I’m tired of living through this shit just to step into deeper fucking shit. So if all you have planned for me is more torture, I think I’d rather die. Just do me one favor and don’t…I don’t want to die slow.”

“You’re right. I don’t know your real name. But I don’t know mine either and it’s never stopped me from knowing who I am or taking what I want.”

If I let myself trust him, with my safety, my comfort, my life, or…my heart, I was going to end up hurt.