Haunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #1)

by H.D. Carlton

Watching me. Always watching me.

two pages in and I'm SCARED

Someone is staring at me. But that’s a fucking stupid thought because everyone is staring at me.

Currently, the sun is descending into the horizon, casting this lonely piece of land in dark shadows. I’m standing three feet away from danger, life and death separated by a rocky edge. Soon, it will disappear. And if I’m not careful—I will, too.

Therapy is cheaper. EDIT: this didn’t age well 😬

Something is clearly wrong with me.

Yeah no shit

A stark difference to this old house, as if to say I’m better than you.

THERAPY

it. She’s the logical person in our friendship,

CLEARLY

Where I find women and children who need saving,

Vigilante Shit

I think it’s a step up from being a psycho, but the therapist disagreed.

of course he did

She smiles, though it doesn’t reach her eyes. “Yeah, he’s a persistent one,” she says with an awkward laugh.

yeah, no Shit

So, you can either redirect all the effort you’ve been putting into acting like a brat and apply it towards something useful, or you can continue to be powerless in the situations life throws you in. You choose, baby, because I’m not going to keep making these decisions for you.”

He has a point