Maya hesitated for the umpteenth time as she stared at the domineering building in front of her. Forcing herself to step inside was easier said than done. She had no idea what was waiting for her when she confronted him, and that made her extremely nervous. Ever since she walked out of her apartment, she'd been trying to convince herself that this was a good idea and that she was finally going to get answers from him. But now that she was here, the butterflies in her stomach returned tenfold. "Are you gonna enter or what?" A loud voice suddenly spoke beside her, breaking Maya out of her reverie. Looking up, she spotted a burly young guy standing next to her, an eyebrow raised with arms folded across his chest, "You've been standing like that for the past five minutes, are you lost?" he asked, a curious glint in his amber eyes.Maya blushed slightly in embarrassment, quickly shaking her head. A quick look at his attire told her that he was a valet. As he waited for her to make up he

Her legs moved on their own accord, stumbling forward until they neared the edge of the hill. "Wow." She breathed out in awe.From this point, she had a clear view of the valley below which sparkled in the sunlight. A small pool of water was nestled at the base of the hill, the river glistened beneath them, the water flowing lazily along the bank. The water was clear and clean, the wind blowing lightly through the trees causing the tree tops to sway gently. In the distance, the sun was slowly sinking into the horizon, casting a beautiful orange glow onto the lake below."It's beautiful." She said, breaking the silence."Isn't it?" He whispered, sounding pleased, "I've always loved being able to see the sunset."She looked over at him, surprised to see that he was already behind her. "How did you find this place?"He lifted a shoulder carelessly, "Just stumbled on it during one of my secret expeditions."She shook her head, a smile playing on her lips and a fondness forming within her

Maya blinked several times as if to clear her vision, but he remained in that position, his full lips curled into a sardonic grin. Maya stumbled backwards, ramming into Jason,"Woah there, maybe you had too much to drink. Let's go sit down, yeah?" He had his arms wrapped protectively around her middle.She didn't reply to him, she was unable to. Her eyes fixed on the man standing across the bar, maybe it was her eyes playing tricks on her, or some strange optical effect caused by the dim light of the club. There was no way he was in here, especially not in a school week."Babe, come on." Jason tugged at her arm, forcing her to spin towards him. "Let's go sit." She complied and he led her back to their table where Gabrielle and Micah were sitting."God can you guys not do that !" Jason called out in a horrified tone, helping me settle on the lounge chair and taking a seat beside me. "I know you guys are dating and all but the sight of you two smooching gives me the creep." He shuddered

Hands.She felt scale-like palms caressing the sides of her face. She wanted to push the hands away, to run for her life, but she felt stuck. She screamed for help, wriggling helplessly against their hold. Her captor revealed its face then, yellow-rimmed eyes stared back at her and when he grinned, a rotten odour oozed from his mouth,"You're mine now!"Maya woke up with a startled scream, her heart pounded like crazy and her limbs felt too heavy. She placed a hand above her racing chest and tried to regulate her breathing. Blinking dazedly, she cocked her head at the sight of her reflection staring back at her.Her brown curls were all over the place, mascara was streaked to the sides of her eyes and her lipstick was all smudged. Maya gasped in horror, slapping both hands against her face,Was this what she looked like last night? No wonder Alex didn't want to fuck her! She wouldn't even fuck herself.Speaking of the devil, Maya decided to confront him this morning to demand an expl

There was shuffling on the other end of the line and then she heard the dull thud of a closing door. Finally, Gab spoke, concern lacing her tone,"What's wrong, sweetie? Did he hurt you?" She sniffled, shaking her head then remembered Gab couldn't see her, "No, not physically anyway."There was a drawn-out sigh before her friend responded, "What's going on?"Maya plopped on the bed, grabbed a nearby pillow and placed it on her thighs. She contemplated the words in her head, wondering if she was simply overreacting. It could be the high from the sex that was working,She wasn't even sure anymore."Maya?" She groaned, tugging at her hair, her scalp protesting in response, "I lied last night, I didn't hook up with some random dude I found in the bar. I went back with him." "I know," Gab answered and she furrowed her brows together."You know?"Gab's low and amused chuckle met her ears, "Of course, we grew up together girl! I know you more than you think and I sure as hell knew you did