Hunting Adeline (Cat and Mouse, #2)

by H.D. Carlton

Prostitution runs rampant there—one of the most blatant and in-your-face forms of trafficking there is. The police spend more time arresting the girls for their crimes rather than trying to save them. ‘Merica.

People often only care about life when it’s inside of a woman’s stomach but stop caring once that life is born.

I never understood why the sickest of humanity go out of their way to appear the prettiest. You can throw glitter on a snake, but the bitch still bites.

“Meadows, baby. Our last name is Meadows.”

"I may own every breath in your body, but make no mistake, Adeline, you own mine, too. I am yours to command. To bend and break. To mold and manipulate.

"Without you, I will shatter. But with you, I am indestructible."

I’m nothing if I’m not the reason you breathe.”

“I’ve followed you through lifetimes, Adeline. My soul needs you so badly that I’ve become a shadow, destined to hunt you for eternity.”