Clarity – The Complete Series
by
Loretta Lost
Publication
date: December 17th 2014
Genres:
Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
Her
world has always been dark, but he might be able to change
everything…
Fiercely
independent Helen Winters was born completely blind, but she vowed
never to let her disability keep her down. She did not expect a
traumatic event to devastate her life and force her to drop out of
college. Disillusioned by the cruelty of people, Helen retreated from
society to live by herself as a reclusive writer in the woods–where
no one could ever hurt her again.
When
a brilliant young doctor shows up on her doorstep, promising her that
his new research can give her the ability to see for the first time,
Helen stubbornly refuses. She has learned not to trust anyone, and to
rely only on herself. But Dr. Liam Larson will not take no for an
answer. He makes it his personal mission to rescue Helen from her
loneliness, and bring joy into her world once more–the joy she has
denied herself for so long.
When
Helen’s demons come racing back into her life, threatening to rip
her apart and destroy the strength she has carefully rebuilt, Liam is
the only one who might be able to save her. Can he reach the broken
girl in time, helping her to heal and see the world in a different
light? Or will Helen’s grief send her spiraling out of control,
lost to him forever?
When
violent memories come racing back, he is her only hope…
Helen
Winters was living a lonely existence when the charming Dr. Liam
Larson coaxed her out of solitude with the promise of healing her
sightless eyes. She was hopeful at the prospect of gaining vision for
the first time and being reunited with her family. She was also
growing somewhat fond of the persuasive young doctor. For the first
time in years, she was being magnetically drawn to a new friend…
Then
everything came crashing down.
Plunged
into a hellish nightmare, Helen is forced to face the same evils she
ran away to escape so long ago. She is unprepared to have her hopes
crushed and her peace destroyed. She finds herself living in constant
terror and drowning in fear–and Liam’s voice is the only thing
that can keep her afloat. His comforting touch becomes the only light
in her pitch-black darkness. Helen has always been a tough girl who
relied only on herself. But this time, she can’t survive alone. Due
to the horrors of her past, Helen has promised herself not to trust
anyone. When her life becomes unbearable, how can she trust Liam
enough to let him save her?
After
many years of darkness, Winter never thought that she’d be happy or
safe again. Her whole world changed when she met Liam Larson, a
charming young doctor determined to be her knight in shining armor.
When a brutal night unleashes vicious reminders of her past, Winter
must struggle to hold on to the little bit of happiness she has
found.
When
everything begins to fall apart, Liam’s strength and kindness might
not be enough to save her. Battling with the betrayal of her family,
terrifying nightmares, and frequent reminders of her enemy that make
daily life difficult, Winter’s first instinct is to run away. She
is tired of being the victim and living in a cruel, crowded city
where she doesn’t feel like she belongs.
But
Liam promises her that if she only trusts him, he can change
everything. And that’s exactly what he attempts to do, starting
with an operation to heal her eyes, and then her heart…
“I
know what I did to you was wrong,” he says, “but I just couldn’t
help myself. That day, when you were sitting and crying on the stairs
in the engineering department, it wasn’t the first time I had ever
seen you.”
I
sink my teeth into my bottom lip to try to keep from responding and
betraying how upsetting this is.
“I’d
been watching you for weeks,” Grayson admits softly. “I thought
you were really cute, and I wanted to ask you out... but I didn’t
know how to do that. I used to be really shy when it came to women.
So, I followed you. I memorized your schedule, and I would watch you
enter your classes, and wait until they were over, and watch you head
back to your dorm.”
I
was being stalked. The realization that I had no idea that this was
happening hits me like a ton of bricks. All this time, I thought it
was just a random attack. If I could see—if I had been able to see,
I might have noticed that I was being followed. I press the palms of
my hands into my eyes, hating my body for being so flawed. I inwardly
curse my disability.
“There
was just something special about you, Helen. There always was. I
watched you moving through the crowds of people with this serene look
on your face. You just seemed like someone holy to me. Someone
greater than everyone else. I spent weeks following you, and studying
you from afar, and trying to gather the courage to talk to you.”
I
take a shuddering breath. Listening to this story is filling me with
horror. I don’t want to hear his perspective. I don’t want to
revisit this event. I just want it to be finished and over.
“Your
hair was the color of mahogany, but when you stepped into the
sunlight, it burst into flames like the strands were made of copper.
I couldn’t stop staring at your tawny locks, and the way they
curled around your perfect face. I was just so drawn to you, Helen.
I’ve never felt that way about anyone. It was like you were calling
out to me. Like touching you was part of my destiny.”
“Please
stop,” I say in a hoarse voice. “Please stop talking about this.
Please go away.”
“Then
a day came when something changed. I could see the change in your
face. Your eyes, they used to shine like burnished amber. But on this
day, they were just dead. They were empty, like sand or rust. You
didn’t go to class. You wandered aimlessly until you just collapsed
and crumbled into tears. You were sad. I’ve never seen you so sad,
Helen.”
I
can’t listen to this. His retelling makes everything fresh. I can
feel the way I felt that day, even before he made my day worse. I
shake my head, unable to believe that this is happening to me.
“That
was the first day I could find the courage to talk to you,” Grayson
said. “I had to say something. I had to try to lift you up and be
your hero.”
I
swallow a bit of saliva that has been gathering in my throat. “When
I first heard you speak,” I manage to croak out, “I thought you
were nice. You could have asked me out. I would have probably
agreed.”
“I
wanted to,” he admits. “More than anything, I wanted to. I
just... I don’t know what was wrong with me.”
This
is so painful. He sounds like a wounded little boy. I don’t know
how it’s possible, but I’m beginning to feel a pang of sympathy
for him. His voice still sounds as kind as it did the first time I
heard it—the first time it deceived me. I press my face into my
hands, hating myself for pitying him.
Grayson
sits silently outside my door for a few minutes before speaking
again. “I couldn’t control myself,” Grayson says softly. “You
were just so beautiful, sitting there on the stairs like a broken
angel. I needed to touch you to see that you were real. And once I
started touching you, I couldn’t seem to stop. I felt like you
might disappear right before my eyes. I needed to have you, while you
were still here on this earth, in human form. I couldn’t waste a
second not being inside you. I needed to drown in your beauty; I
needed to feel you around me. I needed to feel every inch of you,
whether you would have me or not.” His voice has been growing
quieter until it is a barely audible whisper. He pauses to take a
deep, mournful breath.
“I
felt like I could fuck you into being real. I felt like I could fuck
you into being mine.”
Buy links for the first two books in the Judge Me Not trilogy:
I Stand Before You (Judge Me Not #1):
Never Doubt Me (Judge Me Not #2):
Loretta
Lost writes for the same reason that you read: to experience all
the love and excitement that can often be lacking from
real life. She finds it therapeutic to explore her issues
through the eyes of a different person. She hopes to have a
family someday, but until then, her characters will do nicely.
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Clarity – The Complete Series.
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