Shackled (The Lord Series) by Amy T

332. Tyson - Revelations X

Time slows down.

I've been drugged for years. What if it's the reason why I hated Olivia so much all this time? Even now, after knowing the truth, there's still resentment in my heart.

The hand in which I have the knife reaches Maddox's thigh.

How do I cope with that? How do I fill my heart only with love, knowing she did nothing wrong?

The sharp blade sinks into his muscles.

Rueben shakes uncontrollably. He feels the same wrath as me.

I fucking feel...violated. Do men ever feel like that? Am I allowed to feel like that? I don't think I should feel like this since no harm was done to me, but what if it influenced all my decisions, which added to Olivia's suffering? Maddox grunts in pain. I fucking want him to beg on his knees for forgiveness. I don't care if his entire family was in the hands of Azael, what he did is unforgivable.

"You drugged us?" Ansel snarls.

I judged Olivia for being high when I was doing the same shit. No wonder I couldn't quit smoking, no matter how hard I tried.

I twist the blade, wanting to cause as much harm as possible.

Maddox yells, "Stop!"

don't want to stop,

you when I know every little dirty secret you have," I slowly

Azael hated Olivia so much and Maddox knew that we had her on the farm... "Did you implant thought in my head?

in his eyes. "You need to

cut him short. "Did you?" I yell. The knife is still impaled in his leg. It would be so easy to stab him until I find his artery and let him

her. "You are her consort. There's no way you would have hated her if not for the drugs or all the subtle suggestions given to you each time we talked. I tried with the others as well, but only Rueben responded positively. Ansel," Maddox scoffs, "his demon is the impersonation of zen when it comes to Olivia.

make me do?"

his thumb. "I only said what I would do if my woman ever cheated on me, and you went ahead and did

because Maddox commented that she might know things since she had been one of Carlos' pornais. In my head, I truly

to hate Olivia. It all started at a party Olivia snuck out to attend while her parents weren't home. I'm pretty sure she wanted to see you, but you were working that night. It was easy to put some drugs in Olivia's juice and watch her stumble into Rueben's lap." Bile rises to

"Told you I didn't drugged her," he says to me. To Maddox, he says, "If Azael started hating Olivia after Camila's death, why were you drugging her before that?"

opens. Maddox's throat bobs. He probably realized he has

out a cry before rushing to the couch and sitting on it. "Maddox, love, are you alright?" he frantically

his way to Henry and Maddox, his face a

to sit at

arms around Maddox, and the latter affectionately says, "Don't do that. You'll

Very few know that Henry is in a relationship with Maddox and Cole. After breaking the kiss, Henry glares at me. "What did