The Darkness Between Us by MountainGirl39 at Inkitt

Summary

Liliana has spent her life running from the darkness that once consumed her. She has worked hard to rebuild herself, burying the scars from her past—both physical and emotional—beneath layers of routine and solitude. But no matter how far she runs, the shadows of her trauma linger, resurfacing as nightmares and fractured memories. As her 30th birthday approaches, her carefully constructed life begins to unravel. Haunted by a mysterious past, a protector who hides in the shadows has been watching over her for more than a decade. Adrian, a shifter whose own transformation was born out of pain and brutality, has pledged to protect Liliana at all costs. But his love for her has grown into something darker—an obsession. Torn between his desire to protect her from the men who once hurt her and his fear that she will choose another, Adrian’s grip tightens as Liliana’s past threatens to return. With unknown enemies hunting her, a dangerous secret lying dormant within, and Adrian’s possessive love lurking in the background, Liliana’s fight for control over her life grows more desperate. The line between protector and predator begins to blur as Adrian's obsession deepens, and Liliana’s true power edges closer to the surface. In this haunting tale of love, trauma, and the supernatural, Darkness Between Us explores the fragile boundaries between protection and possession, the lingering

Genre: Fantasy/Erotica

Author: MountainGirl39

Status: Ongoing

Chapters: 8

Rating: n/a

Age Rating: 18+

The Guardians of My Past

"Suppression hides the wounds I bear, anxiety guards with constant care. Pain stands watch, a heavy guide, together they keep the dark inside. They shield my soul, they cloud my mind, these guardians neither cruel nor kind. Yet without them, I'd surely fall, Into the depths, consumed by all."

All I’ve ever truly wanted is to be loved without condition. But isn’t that what we all seek? When it’s not love, it’s the desire to harm those around us. It’s strange how, again and again, I’ve chosen love, resisting the pull of the darkness that threatens to consume me. There are many forms of darkness in this world, and while we can all break, the question is: how resilient is your heart? Once the heart gives way, there’s no reasoning left; only darkness remains. I’ve seen that emptiness in others who have hurt me. These beings are no longer human—the darkness in their eyes, the coldness in their touch. They are hollow, consumed by hatred, sadness, and pain, preying on the unbroken.

But there are others, too—beings not consumed by darkness, yet not entirely human. They have a different kind of power, one far more dangerous. They can wound you in the most painful way imaginable... through love.