Torment: Part Two (The Bleeding Hearts, #2)

by Dylan Page

And despite the lines we’ve crossed over the last several weeks, we are nearing a point of no return. I feel like the man, who was once my faithful guardian and protector, is now transforming into my dark demon.

I feel dirty and wrong, knowing where this will inevitably lead up to. Play the part, Mina… just play the part. Keep him safe… But even in my mind, I hear myself sob.

“That little bitch has been coming at Mina for weeks,” he practically spits the words out, “I don’t give a shit that she threw the first punch. You’ve fucking failed in protecting her and left her to fend for herself.”

I am starving for love. Craving it. I need to feel wanted. I need to know that someone out there wants me.

“I know I’ve been a bastard, but I wouldn’t insult her memory like that. But thank you, sweetheart, for your blessing, regardless.”

“You will. Because darlin’, you do love him, and he wants what’s best for you. As much as I fucking hate the fact that you snuck around with this guy under my nose without me knowing it, and I want to blow his goddamn brains out with my gun, I can tell that he loves you too. And that’s why I can’t approve of you being with Shay. Because he doesn’t want what’s best for you. He wants you to be what he needs.”