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"My darling, precious, blade of a daughter," he murmured. "The only way anyone will ever see you as a victim again is if you want them to. And at any time, you can pull the blindfold from their eyes and show them you're always the one with the knife."
I groaned, but apparently I had been adopted by an extrovert and this was just my life now.
There was a terrifying part of me that was riveted by Cain and the others, that was curious what might happen next. That thought I could beat them at whatever game this was, convince them I was sweet and innocent…make them want me. But given that I’d been bottle-fed trauma from infancy, maybe I didn’t have the best instincts.
“Really, that seems remarkable. I didn't get the vibe that you read very much. I'm very excited for you. Maybe you can earn a free personal pan pizza if you keep up the good work.”
You couldn't take comfort from someone made of sunshine when you had always been in the storm.
“Nobody gets to hurt you but us, baby doll. But if you run, I’ll put it all back up.” “Run?” I asked, my heart pounding, as if I’d never thought about it. “Why would I run when you and I are having so much fun?”
“Everyone seems scared of you.” “Wise of them.” “They must not know how easy you are to knock out.”
“You have to calm yourself, Delilah. It’s only death. You and I walk with death all the time. Why are you so afraid when it’s your own?”
The guys' gaze flicked to me and his eyes widened as he took in the outfit that Cain had put me in. "Want to keep your eyes?" Cain asked cruelly.
Cain drawled, “Hey, little devil. Why are you covered in blood?”
“Oh, Aurora. Are you the sweet, innocent virgin or the cunning monster all the other monsters should fear?”
“I pay attention when it comes to you, Aurora. It’s the only way to make sure you don’t knife me in the back.”
”What have you done to me? I can't decide whether you're an angel or a devil. All I know is that I want you with every piece of my soul."
"Out of the darkness and into the light, to all that is good and all that is bright," I whispered again, desperately.
By the time I’d reached that door, I’d been changed, bathed in blood and fire until I wasn’t sure who I was at the end.
And wasn’t it a shame that I’d once thought maybe I could love them. Because all that was left was hate.
I’d given up Gabriela to please The Demon. I’d abandoned Delilah to escape him. I’d lost Aurora when Pax, Remington, Cain and Stellan stripped my new self from me. I’d let men name me or take my names away my whole life, and I’d lost myself.
