Snow descends gently, each flake melting as it touches my flushed skin. My shoes squelch through the slush on my driveway. I'm about to twist my key in the lock when the clamorous screech of metal halts me.
My skin prickles with goosebumps.
What the hell was that?
I take a look around the street. Iâm unable to get a full glimpse, the only source of light being the sole street lamp.
Not now. Not t...
I havenât moved.
Iâm frozen in his words, burnt by his presence.
I havenât moved from this spot for five minutes since he uttered those words.
Those treacherous sinful words.
Fuck send me to the depths, if it means I can give up and give in to him.
He shouldnât be this way. He shouldnât be able to crawl beneath my skin like this. I've always been level-headed in the most testing situations. This ...
âYou have stolen from me. You have deprived me of a happy existence. Do you understand what that felt like? To have your vulnerability ripped from you, your innocence stolen. What was it that went through your mind? Was it that, âSheâs young, naive, defenceless?â I bet thatâs what you thought.
ââPray for me to sink my teeth intoâ. What did I do wrong? Were my shorts too short? Were my pigtails to...
My body knows no bounds, no limits. I no longer feel exhaustion or fatigue; I sprint relentlessly through the tresses of trees.
Each crunch of my steps is now a drum in my ears.
I twist and turn as my legs carry me rapidly throughout the forest. They must know where I am. They are everywhere. Watching. Waiting.
I haven't just crossed a line tonight.
I have devoured it.
That poor girl. How cou...
The sound of ticking forces me to pause.
âWhat the fuck is that?â I whisper shout to the man beside me, whipping my head to every corner of Rossisâ office. Iâm usually calm in the worst of situations but nothing about that noise paired with the rossisâs reputation calms me.
âI thought my presence was useless?â He smirks, watching me dart around the room to locate the source of the noise, overtu...
âPerfect! Beautiful as ever Val!â I stated aloud, what? A girlâs gotta love herself.
I retrieved my thigh holster, ensuring all straps were tightly fastened as I slipped the knife into its allotted space. The cool metal chilled me, resulting in goosebumps, it had been a while. But time away would do nothing to deter me from completing my task tonight. After I gave my appearance a once over, I rehe...
Succinctly sweet
And so you go back on repeat
Why so tasty, you think
You crunch and it drips
Licking your lips
Just one more sip
It burns, it sears
Just one more, You decide to up the gears
Succumbing to temptation any time it is near
Succinctly sweet
Do not be mistaken, this is a deadly feat
One and then the other, I suggest you don't take another...
I sit back and pick apart the interaction.
What the fuck was that?
I then draw back to reality, someone tried to rape me.
My heart surges and squeezes as disgust and anger flow through me.
Despite my accusations, I half believed this stranger, his reaction portrayed sincerity that I doubt a guilty man could. But then again.
You canât even trust the nice ones.
Before I can contain it a sob bursts ...
I did not just hear him right. This is my dehydration talking, this whole conversation is a figment of my imagination.
I stare at Tate, as my body catches up with my brain. A losing battle. My chest heaves as I struggle to keep my rising pulse steady as he had commanded.
âThought youâd be an ass manâ I attempt to sound mocking but instead my words come out breathy.
He swallows before consider...
