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 had that big smile on his face again. The same smile he had been using to cause so much inner turmoil. In the dark, it twisted me in knots, in the light—it was almost crippling.

I want to touch him everywhere. I don’t care if he takes me right here on the sidewalk, that’s how badly I want him.

I was always seeking shelter in the people who hurt me the most. My mother. My father. Caleb. Like a battered dog begging for love from a malicious master. It was all I knew. And still his arms felt safe, warm, meant for me to seek sanctuary within. The cycle of damage would never end because I couldn’t tell the difference until it was too late.

There was always confusion when he was near. A conflict over what I should do and what I wanted to do.

Why did he have to continually switch back from cold and unforgiving, to comforting and warm?