OWNED by Obsession

eir image more than anything in the world, but sh

hrough her eardrums "Do you even understand what you've done? Do you

hands trembled at her sides, clutching the straps of her worn leather bag. Her

wrap her head aro

, voice shaking. "He spiked my drink-I

how had gotten herself drunk. This she did not understand herself because she didnt even finish her first glass. And

t's not the point, Ravenna. You let yourself be put in tha

his eyes distant. Not even a glance in her direction. He knew how we

pacing like a lawyer giving closing arguments. "You think anyone cares

esh tears. "So you beli

headlines. 'Lane Heiress Caught in Hotel Scandal with P

whispered, the tears f

aughed bitterly. "You are n

n the air like a

?" she w

t would magically erase her from their legacy. "Your trust fund is frozen. Your card has been de

r knew they'd disown her. It was shocking-her mother's narrowed eyes, her father's disgust

ined some valuables and her essentials. She packed it up pr

me so much. What have i don

herself in her fathers corporation, not necessarily working, but she was learning with plans to start up her own

expecting to see her mother's worried face but unfou

-

lot colder tha

han a friend. She didn't bother asking questions, only tossed her a blanket and t

, but then the horrible memory of the past night came rushing, she wept bitterl

leather bag and wandered round the

No home.

d indifferent. She passed cafes, high-end boutiques, the familiar glittering life she'd once belo

rain poured from the

even have a

narrow alleyway, waiting for the sto

eading and the other, though silent a

h

deafenin

to be invisible, her heart pounding so violently she thought it might

through his leg. With an iron rod, they plucked out one eye, and then cut out his tongue before fini

d bowed-tossed the gun to one of the others, then knelt to pick some

na least expec

art st

slicked-back dark hair. The cruel grace in his features. There was a scar

inting. Beautiful,

en he

ther. She felt her breath leave her bo

th

there!" one of

ast as her legs

r after corner in blind panic, splashing through puddles, ignoring the pa

going

feel it in

-

d up beside her until the door slammed

ed, kicking, fighting, b

shut and then t

ouldn't move, couldn't breathe. The lights from the city

didn't spea

s, with a voice like

ld've kep