ANONYMOUS The end is near. I can feel it. I stare at my reflection in the broken, cracked mirror, unable to recognize the black eyed woman who stares back at me.My fingertips hover over the curve of my scar and my heart tightens with poisonous, venomous rage.I shut my eyes and hot, scalding tears slide down my cheeks as memories of the last time I saw them assail my poor, abused brain.He was with her. They were laughing. They looked happy. He looked happy… genuinely happy. My eyes fly open and without thinking, I punch my fists through the mirror, the rage shooting through my veins making it difficult to feel the sharp pain that shoots up my arm.“Mason Lachlan,” I say into the quiet darkness, “I’m coming for you. I will ruin you just like you ruined me. I’m coming for you… and I promise that I will hit you so hard, you will never recover.”
MIRA“Mason! Mason, listen to me. Step away from the mirror right now.”His back heaves with effort and gleams with beads of sweat as he goes completely still. He turns away from the mirror and my heart tightens when I see his empty, tortured expression.His gaze falls to my still bleeding palm and I hurriedly try to move it out of his line of sight.Heart thumping, I stretch a hand out to him.“Mason. Come here. Please, come to me.”After what feels like forever, he shakes his head, his gaze still focused on my dripping hand.“I hurt you.” His voice is husky and emotionless. It scares the living hell out of me.“Mason, we’ll get through it together. Please, just step away from the mirror and come to me.”His gaze finds mine once more and he steps back.“Why do I always do that? No matter how hard I try, no matter how careful I am, you always end up getting hurt one way or the other. Why?”I can sense the atmosphere in the room grow tense as Mason’s temper begins to aggravate.“Why do
MIRAAfter that raw, emotional moment, neither of us speak.Mason lifts my limp body into his arms and I go willingly, curling myself against the strong warmth of his chest.We remain silent as we move past the broken shards of glass in the bedroom. Mason walks through the silent suite until we get to the kitchen. He sets me down on the cold counter and parts my thighs, moving to stand between them.Then he takes my face in his hands and leans forward to drop a soft, tender kiss on my forehead.“Don’t do that to me again, baby. Please. Don’t ever hurt yourself again because of me.”I hold his intense stare with a determined one of my own.“And how about you? Will you keep smashing your fists through mirrors? Because if you will, then I guess I will, too.”His eyes widen in surprise at my slightly sharp tone but I refuse to back down. Seeing that I will not be deterred, Mason takes one quick look at my bloodied hands and shakes his head immediately.“I won’t smash my fists through any
MIRA“So…what’s the plan?” I ask as I try to make myself more comfy on Vanessa’s couch. We’d all agreed to meet here because Damon and Vanessa spent the night here and apparently, he doesn’t want his pregnant girlfriend walking around and stressing too much.Even if he tries to act all tough sometimes, I’m pretty sure Vanessa has him wrapped around her little finger.“We follow her, of course. We find out all the places she frequents, where her house is, where she does her ducking nails…then we set a trap for her. When she falls into our trap, we kidnap her.” Vanessa garbles between bites of her second chocolate flavored donuts. “Oh, and we need to scare the bitch well enough to get her to spill her guts. What do you guys think?”My gaze instinctively falls on Mason. He’s leaning against one wall with his legs crossed. His expression is shuttered so I cannot read him, but I can see the stiffness of his shoulders from where I’m standing.My stomach tightens at the thought that he mig
MIRAWe monitor Halloway for three days. During this time, Vanessa and I take note of all her activities. She no longer goes to the warehouse during her lunch breaks. Now, she spends that time taking long walks at Central Park…which, I must confess, is a bit odd.I never pegged Halloway as a “take-walks-on-my-lunch-break” kinda girl. I rather thought she was a “get-my-hair-done-or-watch-innocent-gay-men-get-tortured-during-my-lunch-break” kinda girl.Vanessa and I started writing those letters and I must confess, Vanessa is one nasty, little she-demon. That lady can definitely give Medusa a run for her money.Of course she was in charge of writing the letters. She’s the most sadistic of the both of us.We’ve written Halloway three letters in total for the three days we’ve stalked her. We usually wait until she’s gone for her walk before I swing into action and tape the envelope to her side mirror or windscreen.We wear gloves while writing, of course, to avoid leaving crumbs that co
MIRAI watch closely, listening with rapt attention as Vanessa describes Halloway’s car to Damon and Mason.To my relief, Halloway doesn’t stop. My heart thunders as she keeps driving and I keep following until I can see the end of Central Park just a few feet away.“Stop here. Stop the car.” Vanessa says suddenly and I hit the brakes, sending the car screeching to a stop.I shoot her a look.“Vanessa! What the heck?”Her attention is not on me. No. Vanessa’s gaze is fixated on something just beyond the wind screen.“Shh.” She whispers and my chest tightens with dread. “Look.”I turn slowly, already dreading what my eyes will see.My mouth drops open in shock as my eyes feast on the scene unfolding before me.Just a few feet away, Halloway struggles between two heavily muscled men in ski masks as they bundle her into the back seat of their car. One of them has his hand over her mouth in a bid to stop her from screaming.Even in clothes, I can recognize that ripped, tanned physique a
MIRA“What do we do now? What do we do?” I squeal in my seat, my feet already bouncing with anticipation.Vanessa grins.“Now, we drive to Mason’s showroom. That’s where the interrogation will take place, remember?”We watch patiently, waiting until Halloway is completely shoved into the car. Damon stays in the backseat with her for a few seconds, probably binding her hands and feet to stop her from causing a fuss while Mason stalks over to her car and drives it into a less conspicuous spot.My heart clenches as I watch him drive past. What is he thinking? Is he regretting this already? I would give anything for him to take that ski mask off so I can read his expression right now.Minutes later, Mason joins Damon in the car and they drive off in the opposite direction.“Okay. Since we know where they’re going, let’s give it five minutes before following.” Vanessa suggests.I grudgingly wait for the five extra, tense-filled minutes. Pretty soon, we’re shooting down the road, bounding
MIRAThe look of pure, raw fear on Halloway’s face fills me with an odd sense of satisfaction. All the blood drains from her face, leaving her stone white as she stares at Damon with wide, horror-filled eyes.“Please.” She whispers. “Please, don’t kill me. I’ve not done anything wrong. Please, just let me go.”Her voice is thick and laden with tears. Seconds later, the tears fall in little rivulets down her cheeks.Damon laughs, a booming, eerie sound.That’s it. I’m definitely leaving a review on that voice changer on A****n. The stuff is authentic!Halloway’s once perfect, porcelain skin is blotchy and streaked with tears. Her once perfectly wavy hair sticks all over the place, giving her the semblance of a wild banshee.Is it weird that I’m loving this interrogation way too much?Damon steps forward, the sharp, silver edge of his blade glinting dangerously in the overhead lights.He stalks towards a trembling Halloway until they’re nearly nose-to- nose, then he presses the blade ove