Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1)

by H.D. Carlton

I’d prefer to cuddle up under the blankets with a mug of tea and a book while listening to the rainfall.

right before Nana died last year.

Team Freckles,”

Addie,

You’re a hot twenty-six-year-old woman with freckles, a great pair of tits, and an ass to die for. The men are out here waiting.”

“Adeline Reilly.

“You’re a child rapist,”

Seattle weather.

Long, wavy cinnamon brown hair brushed over dainty shoulders. Creamy, ivory skin with freckles dotting her nose and cheeks. Light and sporadic without overwhelming her face.

Sultry, slanted eyes—the type that appears seductive without trying. They’re nearly the same color as her hair. A brown so light, it’s unusual.

Adeline Reilly.

little creature

All I want to do is break her. Shatter her into pieces. And then arrange those pieces to fit against my own. I don’t care if they don’t fit—I’ll fucking make them.

No matter. She won’t be able to escape me now.

I’ve just found myself a little mouse, and I won’t stop until I’ve trapped her.

Nana said she’d put on her red lipstick before she’d put on the coffee.

Genevieve Matilda Parsons. My great-grandmother—Nana’s mother.

Daya Pierson’s

I dropped out of college after a year and pursued my writing career, while Daya got a degree in Computer Science.