Hide Me Darling (The Darling Games #2)

by Maree Rose

I know why you're here… It's that fantasy of being fucked hard by a couple of obsessed masked stalkers who will kill for you but won't tell you their real name… That's okay, I understand… We all hide who we are in the darkness sometimes, but be careful who might be hiding with you…

Is there a purpose to the struggle? Or is it just the way things are, an endless cycle of light and dark, good and evil?

They never hide their feelings, their passion, or their commitment. It is intense and all-consuming, and I couldn’t imagine settling for anything less. They found a way not to fear their darkness, but to let it shield them.

Yet, I also see the emptiness in her eyes when she thinks no one’s looking. The loneliness she hides behind her carefree facade.

I want the kind of love my parents have, the kind that endures through every storm, that sees the darkness and still chooses to stay. But the fear of never finding it gnaws at me. What if I’m destined to walk this path alone, forever battling the shadows without someone to share the journey with? Still, a part of me hopes that somewhere out there is a person who can see both the darkness and the light within me, and love me not despite them, but because of them. Someone who understands that the darkness isn’t something to be feared, but something to be embraced.

"I believe that everyone has people out there that they are meant to connect with, whether as friends or partners in life. Sometimes, it's not where you expect to find them. Not everyone finds that connection, but when you do, you'll know it. Just like finding your place in a community."

My mind becomes crowded with my own doubts and feelings, that I won’t be able to find someone who will love me for all of me, darkness included.

“What’s that saying? The reason you fall for the villain over the hero of a story is because the hero will choose the world over their lover but the villain will burn it down for insulting his queen… We aren’t good men, don’t mistake us for good men. We would burn it all down for you.”

Then you've seen only part of the story. Darkness can lead to light, pain can lead to healing. It's all about balance, little shadow.

“You don’t simply settle for someone that you may see yourself with in twenty years. You find that someone you simply can’t live without because the thought of not being with them in sixty years is still not enough. And when you find that someone, you never let them go.”