What Lies (Existential Angst #1)
Willow Madison
He said I was the only perfect woman in the world. It's why he had to have me.
“The game today, Larissa, is called pick your poison.”
He took me while I was sitting alone in my backyard. I had my feet cooling in the pool, face heating in the sun when his shadow eclipsed all happiness four days ago. I don’t remember any sounds or words, only waking up here…and his games.
“I expect you to either make a choice, or don’t.”
In this box of horrors, he wanted me to find my purpose. I thought I already had—to save my heart from pain and to hold out for freedom.
Turns out, I wasn’t wrong. Only my perceptions were. And he’s giving me a chance to choose again.
“I’m going to hurt you.”
I’ve been a monster for him, a perfect version of myself, and I don’t think I can pretend that I haven’t liked it.
Whoever said knowledge is power wasn’t chained up when they said it.
What Lies is a prequel to What Love and should be read first.
Trigger Warning: Contains explicit scenes, on-page violence, the dubiest of dub con, blood, a dark captor - captive romance, a jealous / possessive / obsessive antihero, and gripping psychological suspense. Also loads of angst (it’s in the title after all). No cheating. Author’s version of happy for now.
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The 'Existential Angst' series
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suspense · dub-con · age difference · abuse · mystery · dark · length-short · new adult · length-medium
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