Haunting Adeline. Cat and Mouse Duet #1 - H. D. Carlton

Haunting Adeline is the 1st book in Cat and Mouse Duet Series. Haunting Adeline is an adult book suitable for readers 18+. It contains harsh language, violence, and sexual situations. The Manipulator I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me.I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh. But my words don't affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave.He's always there, watching and waiting.And I can never look away.Not when I want him to come closer. The Shadow I didn't mean to fall in love.But now that I have, I can't stay away.I'm mesmerized by her smile, by her eyes, and the way she moves.The way she undresses... I'll keep watching and waiting. Until I can make her mine.And once she is, I'll never let her go.Not even when she begs me to. Author's Note: This book ends on a cliffhanger. *Trigger Warnings: Graphic violence, human trafficking, stalking, child trafficking, sexual assault, gun play, somnophilia, bondage and degradation.