Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #2)

by H.D. Carlton

I tried so hard to run from him, and now all I want to do is run to him.

“I think he would save everyone,” I say. And then kill her himself.

I wish I never suppressed my smiles with him. Because now I don’t know if I’m capable of one anymore.

I had told him those girls were human beings, but I never said that I was.

“Don’t underestimate me, Addie. I’ll become a poor man for you.”

“Meadows, baby. Our last name is Meadows.” “Yours. Don’t get ahead of yourself. You’ll be expected to beg.” There’s no stopping the savage grin from gracing my lips. “I love to beg.”

“You’re here. Why are you here? Did you need something?” “Just you, little mouse.”

“What you’ve forgotten is that the heart beating inside your chest isn’t fucking yours,” he snarls. “It’s mine. And if my heart has stopped working, then pull that trigger, little mouse. Kill the rest of me. I’m nothing if I’m not the reason you breathe.”

You will never be stronger than me, Francesca, and you want to know why? I survived you, but you won’t fucking survive me.”

She holds on to me like she’s falling, but I have no interest in catching her. I will always fall with her, chasing after her even in death.

“Never again, Adeline. I could take you pushing me away when you were still discovering how you felt for me. But not anymore. That was your last time. Understand?”