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I’m biased, sue me.
“Come in.” I lead Chris to the pool house.
Mum and Uncle Henry are at a charity ball and will probably come home late.
Aside from some staff, the mansion is empty.
Well, I’m pretty sure I caught Astrid preparing to get out, probably with Daniel, but I’m one hundred and one percent sure that she’ll bring him back here later.
Good timing to burn Daniel with the fire he’s been melting me with.
“Do you want to drink something?” I motion at the mini-fridge in the corner of the room.
Chris throws his weight onto the sofa and pats the space beside him. “Would rather drink you.”
Eww. Someone call the cringe police.
I smile anyway and stroll to his side, holding a bottle of water.
My skin crawls as I sit beside him. I’ve only ever spent time with Chris at school or in crowded places. Something feels different now, otherworldly even.
I place the bottle on the table and pick up the remote control. “We can watch something.”
He clutches my hand. “You’re much better to look at than TV.”
Before I can comment, he dives in for a kiss. His lips feel like dry wood on mine, lifeless, and so wrong. At first, I’m stunned by the sudden attack, then I try to pull back.
The look in his eyes straight out brings out chills from the depths of my soul.
I stand up on shaky legs, maintaining my cheerful façade. “I…I remembered I have to do something. I’ll see you out—”
“Fuck that.” He clutches my arm and yanks me down on the sofa, all his pretty-boy smiles disappearing. “You’ve been cock-teasing me for weeks, Nicole. It’s time I get a taste of the cunt you’ve been taunting in my face.”
“No, let me go!” I try to shriek, but he clamps a heavy, strong hand on my mouth.
I thrash and manage to bite him.
“Fuck you, bitch!”
My mind is a frantic mess of emotions as I use his disorientation to run.
This was an awful mistake. One I’ll regret for the rest of my life.
But in order to do that, I have to run—
Chris grabs me by the ankle, but I kick him as hard as I can.
He’s bigger than me, though, stronger, and no amount of adrenaline can help me.
“Seems you chose violence, and I will deliver.” He crawls atop my frail, thrashing body and slaps me so hard, my head hits the ground with a thud.
My vision blackens out and white dots start forming in my head.
I think I have a…concussion.
What happens next is a blur of motions. I’m disoriented, and my body feels like it’s a different entity from mine.
The assault.
