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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

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.

First chapter from Eric’s POV
Previously split between Calla & Baden