Better Hide

by Alina May

“You’re ours, Jo. Ours to torment. Ours to fuck with. Ours to own. No one else fucking touches you.”

She should probably keep trying to hide from me. Because once I have her heart, I’ll never give it back. Even if she begs.

“I’ll be your everything, Jo. I’ll be the air you fucking breathe. And every time you forget it, I’ll remind you of it.” His voice lowers, “You can’t live without us. We won’t let you.”

“You can fight this. Us. But don’t try to actually get away. I’d rather kill us both than have you abandon us again.” I freeze. Everything freezes, and I stop breathing.

“I will never hurt you, Jo. Not where it counts.” He reaches out and taps my chest. “Not here.”

I’ve been trying to break something that was already broken. Something just like me.