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Eric & I will never be able to go back to what we were before: friends & business partners. I could never look at him as anything else but mine & wouldn’t want him to be with anyone else.
I thought I was sharing Calla with him, but really it’s Calla & I fighting for him. She is protective & cares for him in the way I want her to care for me. Tonight proved she is trying to get closer to me…
Baden

It’s funny to think how different I feel now in just a few months. Things have completely changed; I still see the monster in him but not towards me and Eric. Now I can tell it is all a mask, for fear of being out of control.

Calla about Baden

There are ~20 pages left in this book. That doesn’t feel like enough time to wrap things up neatly. I’m scared about this ending! 😳😬

I don’t know how to change my feelings about Baden. On one hand I hate how he has forced me into this situation; on the other I want to care for him, not only for the money, but because I know there’s something good inside of him. Even if he doesn’t want to show it, I know it’s there, I’ve seen it in his eyes.
Calla

It makes me smile; knowing that I’m going to ruin him in the best way. I’ve never been the type to be dominant, but I want to take over my life again, starting with him. If I can control him, he can control Baden.
At least I hope so.

Calla about Eric

“What? You’re mine tonight. You’ll do as I say and you’ll prove to me that I can be what you need. No one else is to touch you ever again,” I growl against his skin.
Possession and ownership has overcome me when it comes to Eric. I don’t want anyone else but me and Baden to touch or have him in any way. If I have to live this life for the next year, I’m going to have it my way. He is mine.

Calla & Eric

It’s just in my nature to be overprotective of those I care about, not that there's many of those people in this world. Precisely 3: Eva, Eric and Calla — all in that order. Thanks to my own misguidance I have neglected two of those people lately and focused on the wrong one. Calla was doing fine without me around. I should have focused more on Eva’s needs and Erics’ wants. Then I wouldn’t be in this mess.

I feel safe enough to fall apart with him in this place. We are not in a place where Baden rules or watches over us. Instead we are in what feels like a sanctuary for both of us. A place where we can be honest and learn how to navigate the world we were forced to be a part of. Together.

Calla with Eric in his penthouse apartment

Eric and Baden together more than before with Calla but not completely

My need to be wanted and loved has effectively damaged the lives of two people I care for deeply. I only hope they both will one day realize I only want what is best for them.

Baden thinks about Eric and Calla.