Shackled (The Lord Series) by Amy T

231. Olivia - The Guardian I

**I'm back with a new update for part 2 of Bought. I struggled a lot to come up with the right name for part 2 of this book but I think the most fitting one is Revelations. Well, enjoy the ride. It's going to be a wild one.**

Ansel parks the car close to Silent Lake, on the other side of Veross City and gets out. It used to be a favorite spot for couples until the bodies of at least twenty women were discovered in the lake and the surrounding woods. There is a cabin on the far end of the lake and I can't help wondering if someone lives here. I know I couldn't sleep well knowing such horrible crimes happened here.

Ansel yells *fuck* a few times before dragging his palms down his face and pacing around like a lion trapped in a cage. Why is he mad? I'm the one who should be angry.

Diva huffs a few times, so I ask, "Do you think Ansel lost his mind?" I turn in my seat so I can pet her. "You are such a good girl," I coo and Diva licks my face.

It takes Ansel a few minutes to calm down and he sits on the hood of the car, grabs a cigar from his pack, and starts smoking while watching the sunset behind the tree line. Diva wants to get out and I open the back door for her.

minutes of sitting in the car and watching Diva run and sniffing around, I get out and go to Ansel-who is already on the third one. "Have you ever staked on a frozen lake?"

it was my first time drinking." Ansel chuckles at the memory of whatever happened that day. "I got drunk fast. The lake was frozen. So us, being stupid

from his

snow before cupping my cheek with his free hand and pressing his forehead to mine. "I'm glad Rueben pulled me out because I got to meet you in real life.” His lips caress mine. "You resent me for bonding with you, but I don't feel sorry. You are mine, Olly. Mine to protect, to love, to fuck, and everything else between. But fuck,

heart races a bit. "I

We would have endured

and you all hated me for it. I was alone, with no one to talk to and I did what I had to do." Ansel wraps his arms around me and I rest my head on his chest. "I won't rest

if I'm not, I have no other choice. "I think

into his

will probably torture me again. The only one I can trust is Ansel. I might not like that he bonded with me, but it is that bond that lets me know that he is not lying to me. This is why I asked him to go shopping with me today. In reality, I

was passed down from generation to generation. My father would do anything to get it back. Including taking away from me everything and everyone that I love." He already did that,