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

by C.J. Roberts

People often believed they were safer in the light, thinking monsters only came out at night. But safety—like light—was a façade. Underneath, the whole world was drenched in darkness.

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

“For what it’s worth, Livvie, I never thought of you as a whore. And you are…the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.”

Caleb could and would hurt me. Not today, but maybe tomorrow or the next day. Still, for the first time I knew he could not destroy me. It would matter to him if I didn’t exist. And no matter what happened, I’d land on my feet because Caleb had shown me I had it in me. It was a strange gift, from an unexpected source.