Every story has a beginning.Some just start off bloodier than others.My story begins with the devil sporting a crooked halo over his horns, heralding pain and punishment in the name of unjust penance.Nurturing words turned into sour admonishments.Loving touches morphed into colorful bruises.I became his sacrificial lamb.Offered to his right hand man.Trained and conditioned.Bound.Or so they thought …When a chance to escape presents itself, I take it, consequences be damned... moreEvery story has a beginning.Some just start off bloodier than others.My story begins with the devil sporting a crooked halo over his horns, heralding pain and punishment in the name of unjust penance.Nurturing words turned into sour admonishments.Loving touches morphed into colorful bruises.I became his sacrificial lamb.Offered to his right hand man.Trained and conditioned.Bound.Or so they thought …When a chance to escape presents itself, I take it, consequences be damned.With it, a new beginning is forged, one where freedom isn’t a commodity given out sparingly.What could go wrong?Everything.A single choice brings about dire consequences.So what happens when everything around me crumbles … again?***Bound is book one in the Lost Soul Series, and not intended to be read as a standalone. This is a slow burn novel that features three possessive, territorial, and psychotic men that will stop at nothing to keep the woman they claimed as their own safe … even if it means protecting her from herself.Warnings: This novel includes substance abuse, sexual assault, violence, self-harm, parental physical and verbal abuse, swearing, PTSD, and sexual content suitable for +18 audience. less