Chapter 307 - Raphael

Memories played through my mind. Purposely replaying my past to try to block out the ridiculous melody that played was the only comfort I found while in my padded cell. My mind flitted from one to the next. Some were happy. Some were sad. Some were just mundane.

But the hard ones. The tough ones. The scary ones. Those were the ones that made me wish I were someone else.

My life had always been privileged. My family was wealthy and powerful. I played by the rules because I liked what that power and wealth gave me. A certain untouchable quality that meant I could do what I wanted...within a certain set of parameters.

Women were toys. Relationships were simply social constructs that I perpetuated because they helped me get women and allowed me to show off said privilege.

Nik's voice trailed through my head in one of the many dressing downs she'd given me over the past year since invading my life.

"You're nothing but a sick fuck with a bully streak, Rafe. I've met men like y