The woman who took possession of my heart the moment I first saw her. She was sweet, beautiful, and had a soul not meant for the type of man I was, but I couldn’t let her go. She kept me sane in a world filled with madness. The vows we exchanged were made of the strongest steel and were impossible to break.

But then tragedy struck and something happened that I never expected. My love for Cat never wavered, despite the evil that invaded our lives.

Scarlett.

The woman I met by accident. She became a temptation I couldn’t ignore and would never be able to give up. She tugged at the strings still attached to my heart, threatening to rip it from Cat’s grasp to steal it for her own.

Now I’m split between the two. Loving one keeps my demons at bay and chases away the pain. Loving the other keeps me shrouded in shadows, tempting me to let it consume me, and giving me something I can’t live without.

You can’t have light if there is no darkness.

Choosing between them is not a decision I’m capable of making, so I’ll keep them both.

Even if it damns me to hell.

The woman who took possession of my heart the moment I first saw her. She was sweet, beautiful, and had a soul not meant for the type of man I was, but I couldn’t let her go. She kept me sane in a world filled with madness. The vows we exchanged were made of the strongest steel and were impossible to break.

But then tragedy struck and something happened that I never expected. My love for Cat never wavered, despite the evil that invaded our lives.

Scarlett.

The woman I met by accident. She became a temptation I couldn’t ignore and would never be able to give up. She tugged at the strings still attached to my heart, threatening to rip it from Cat’s grasp to steal it for her own.

Now I’m split between the two. Loving one keeps my demons at bay and chases away the pain. Loving the other keeps me shrouded in shadows, tempting me to let it consume me, and giving me something I can’t live without.

You can’t have light if there is no darkness.

Choosing between them is not a decision I’m capable of making, so I’ll keep them both.

Even if it damns me to hell.

She whispers my name at night. Haunting my dreams with her unnatural beauty. Her tormented amber eyes beg me for something I don’t understand. Her agonizing screams of pain become my own.

For years, she’s come to me, calling my name.

For years, I’ve never known who she was.

Until the day I accidentally find her in the hospital. She’s been in a coma for seven years.

When she wakes, she looks at me as if I’m a monster, as though I scare her.

My brother tells me I’m the one who hurt her.

But how can that be when the woman is a complete stranger?

One girl was found walking the streets, covered in dirt and scars. She had no memory of who she was, where she came from, or what happened to her. Even though the marks on her body attested to years of heinous abuse, her strength shone through at every turn.

Revenge and justice were sworn.

Years of searching brought up nothing but dead ends. Detective Niko James was too late to save his childhood friend, but he vows not to let down another.

The clock is ticking and the trail is pitch dark.

She whispers my name at night. Haunting my dreams with her unnatural beauty. Her tormented amber eyes beg me for something I don’t understand. Her agonizing screams of pain become my own.

For years, she’s come to me, calling my name.

For years, I’ve never known who she was.

Until the day I accidentally find her in the hospital. She’s been in a coma for seven years.

When she wakes, she looks at me as if I’m a monster, as though I scare her.

My brother tells me I’m the one who hurt her.

But how can that be when the woman is a complete stranger?

PLEASE NOTE: This title was previously published at The Sinister Silhouette. The story is the same.

One girl was found walking the streets, covered in dirt and scars. She had no memory of who she was, where she came from, or what happened to her. Even though the marks on her body attested to years of heinous abuse, her strength shone through at every turn.

Revenge and justice were sworn.

Years of searching brought up nothing but dead ends. Detective Niko James was too late to save his childhood friend, but he vows not to let down another.

The clock is ticking and the trail is pitch dark.