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Adeline Callahan, the girl that time forgot, the one that is considered dead to the public, struggles day after day opening her eyes. She struggles day after day getting up and paci...
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"He's in love with the statue in a marble block."
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"This is what you get...for being a mistake," he brings down his hand and slaps me, my head flying to the side, a metallic taste smarting in my mouth.
"You don't deserve Cole, he's too good for you!" The Owner slaps me again, as he screams into my ear. My body falls to the cold concrete ground, my eyes flicker frantically around the familiar basement. My cell is where it was before, everything was the same, as if I never left.
"You don't deserve Cole! He doesn't need you! You don't deserve happiness, you don't deserve any of it!" This time, he kicks me in the stomach, very close to my diaphragm. My breath gets knocked out, as everything around me turns dark.
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I sit up, my hair flying over my shoulders as I scream loud, the walls echoing. The bedroom door flies open, Cole comes barging into the room, his eyes dilate, looking frantic and alert. He rushes over to me as the tears come rolling down my cheeks.
I feel a dip in the mattress as Cole sits adjacent to me. He takes me into his arms and rubs the small of his back. My tears fall onto his chest that I just notice is shirtless. He tries to calm me down, whispering things to me, but they're all blocked out. I inhale and exhale rapidly, my body trembling. I slowly wrap my arms around Cole's back, my heart beat racing.
"Shh, it's okay, I'm here," Cole whispers to me, the tears slowing down now. My heart beat casually returns to normal as I stay within Cole's warm and soothing arms, his soft skin flush against mine.
"It was just a dream, I'm here now," Cole pulls away, resting his forehead on mine, his midnight blue eyes gazing into my hazel eyes.
"I-I'm sorry, I d-didn't mean to wake you," I manage to choke out, averting my gaze downward, feeling ashamed.
"Hey," he places his index finger and thumb firmly under my chin, gently forcing me to stare up at him. "Don't be sorry, you didn't do anything wrong. You didn't wake me anyway, I was preparing us breakfast, which is probably burning right now, but it can wait...you come first, more than anything," his words leave my insides in mush.
"You don't deserve Cole, he's too good for you!"
His words from my nightmare ring in my mind, replaying over and over in my mind.
"Are you alright," Cole's faint voice rips me from my thoughts.
I nod in response, not wanting to open my mouth. I'm caught off guard when Cole suddenly captures my lips, pecking them softly, the kiss lingering.
"Everything will be alright, I promise," he whispers to me, pulling away as his warm, minty breath fans across my face and neck.
"Come on, lets go get you some breakfast," he stands up, holding his hand out for me to take. I swing my legs over the edge of the comfortable bed and stand, my legs buckling under my weight, they feel even more weak from before. Cole leads the way out of the room, my hand in his, our fingers intertwined.
Memories from the nightmare play in my mind, but I try hard to push them away.
"You don't deserve happiness!"
His voice rings in my ears, his harsh tone echoing and his words lingering. I know that it's fake, all fake. I'm away from The Owners, permanently, and I'm not gonna let them torment me still. They ruined me, yet Cole had the power to bring me back, and I'm not going to let their fake opinions change my already set mind.
This is where I wanna be, there's no other place I'd rather be.
The feeling I have for Cole is undeniable, and I'm not going to let The Owners ruin the little happiness I have. I'm not going to let them take it away from me.
I deserve this, and I'm done letting their words torment me.
I'm done.
For good.
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Hey! Another short chapter, I know I'm sorry, but I hope that you're enjoying this book as much as I am enjoying writing it! Sorry for any mistakes or typos, that stupid autocorrect can be VERY annoying! Please make sure to vote and comment!
