on, not the lightning or surroundings that caught my attention. I

from the last few stairs. T

e front chair of the dining table placed in the middle of the room, looking at

ing in my mind and the fe

a told me quietly and I final

want to be

n away as far

every bit of advantage of. I slowly walked towards the dining table, clutching the sides

chair farthest away from him, his voi

besid

en meet his eyes. I listened to him a

k, holding onto my breath t

er meal, I did not know for how long because my own parents didn't think it was pr

ightest bit of appetite. I was terrified. Terrified of the devil that sat

His ord

t salad inside of my mouth and without making a single noise I finished the

pping on a cup of tea, knowing tha

ed the glass of water with my tr

broke through causing my eyes to shift at

red toward Raul and stood behind his chair, sn

pha." She whispered in his

rp pain atta

looked untouched as a flower or maybe she was treated like one because of the

..he treated his mistress like he

s gathering

. He does not d

ore night." She told him, tracing her nail over

ara and his interaction. He was silent, not saying o

rt so

her his credit card and Clara left p

nce was drawn in the place. But

it anymore. I ne

om? please." I finally stood up, hastily

and he put down the te

ere whisper

, instead, he walked over to me. Pushi

again. My hands began trembling

want him

t want h

Right now." His loud voi

asp the edge of

om and a pin drop silence stretched across the room.

d his hand around my waist and turned me arou

he pressed me against the table, lock

his stone-cold blue eyes t

ng to hurt me so I just held onto my breat

was surprisingly gentle. And then I felt his lips press

ed there frozen under his touch, obli

en to my mind and my

d not have any anger or hatre

as shining in his eyes in the least apparent way becaus

le too. They were no

mouth as he kissed down my neck

and unusual. As if butterflie

ed me close to him, I could feel all his muscles undernea

ing lost.

wed him to do so but soon as our eyes locked, his entire body froze for a

ely the fear of something. It looked like

his eyes; The next thing I knew was that with one swift move of his h

with my hands becau

know that Raul