Shades of Obsession

on cherished above all, bu

that bordered on madness, ye

saac confined me to h

resembled me to fill the vo

e replaced the

s newest companion lin

is true partner, she defied warnings a

had dismissed all

tful lady here! You, a surgically altered nobod

eating and tormenting me, befor

g, I dealt with a scheming woman who al

rished muse, yet I harbo

tterly d

e imprisoned me in h

my appearance for solace, but

strikingly similar to me, and she h

in the courtyard, a drone

e voices

no one's allowed, and Isaac will be fu

e. That drone holds footage of my first meeting wit

Isaac, but you've been with him for three.

elled with pri

wned

coy voice was Isaac

ised intrus

ad trespassed, she

was un

r eyes to his wrath, a horr

ne and rushed toward the

left the estate empty of servants and gu

the door

similar to me, s

d in disbelief

to such r

he drone toward her, urging, "Leav

slapped me hard

iding here to lure Isaac!" she spa

ted slap le

cheek, anger flaring, t

rough my mind. Frowning, I said, "Fine. Just leave befor

ed Isaac's cr

relentlessly. When I refused, h

ving him no leverage, I thou

an or woman, faced his violent

er left me no choice b

ed confined to this estate while h

before me, look

he lasted t

ave her, but

l cunning here. You heard about Isaac's lost love

Shameless! A lowlife li

for Zoie!" she declare

e hardening. "Do

cked the back of my knee, forc

Let her know the true mistress

, gem-encrusted nails slicing

said, "Do you know who she is? Zoie's

their empire before stepping back. That

destined to be the Walton matriarch. How dare

ed, "Let me go now, and I'll

ces, bursting into laughter as i

y arms behind me,

She studied me with a venomous smile. "Your fac

eeth. "This is

ted. "Oh, really? Let'

dy wounded cheek, tearing skin as

ed in

and Isaac were a

, let's check your eyes and nose. A

es. My forehead throbb

ed, "I'm Isaac's true love!

hand

would I be kept in this estate?

hed hyste

eryone knows Isaac's true love

c seek women like her for years? If you're his

dripped wi

ding lies like this? He'll skin you alive! Even I avoid mentioni

to drop out, unable to tolerate me inte

fe, and he relented, lett

college, my parents d

too broken to resis

, Isaac imprisoned me c

read a rumor that I had a

e kept me c

ed myself with a knife, and fearing I mi

installed cameras to monitor me around th

tended flowers and painted,

gradually, I dismissed

ide world believed hi

someone lived in the estate, let alone the

head, pressing my

grass, the wounds on my face burning as if swarmed

ody dares to scheme in front of me? Our Barnes

h my breath, I warned sha

re for years, stripping

ndured this

shou

their actions, and I would

nd, her high heel gri

? Looks like you haven'

pot of boiling water. Let's see h

's the boil

ded me like a mountain, casti

a steamin

nd I screamed, scrambling bac

ore colliding with

sion, pulling out a rope and binding my

Isaac's orders, wa

ries for help, only ho

imilar to mine could wear su

movie, approached with the k

ish my fear, prol

r my face, the scalding

y; if not for the guard holdin

pleased with

"If you don't believe me

sneered. "You think Isaac will defend you? You thin

she raised the kettl

stumble and spill the boiling water onto

ony as blisters swelle

e slapped me

lled, the p

k I can't handle you? Karl, give me your k

face? I'll ruin it and

ps. "What's your nose made of? Cartilage or silicone? It's so rea

e. The more you lack something, the more you obsess over it. Mayb

with panic, as if I

inctively. "What do you k

yielding, I smi

hattered her

d the kni

from my forehead to my mouth,

d, slashing wildly at my face, lips, an

bsided, I was ba

sed me, and I co

was excru

salt stinging every inch of tor

know what happens when you cross Zoie? You should tha

the estate. Her corpse can fertilize the Walton grounds-a fitting ho

Barnes family pays you fortunes, and you won't even obey m

in black surged forw

ly, "Don't... do

, their hand

in despair, tears

wanted? You trapped me here to suffer this?

g coldly. "Hurry up. Don't let

ndkerchief onto my fac

ned, Isaac s

e as he looked at Zoie. "Zo