Chapter 1

Thunder rumbled in the sky, and Thalassa jumped, landing on her butt and in total shock

She was at her old family home in the countryside, an old house surrounded by stacks of firewood and overgrown weeds. The room was pitch black, and she could hardly see a thing

Thalassa had been scared of the dark since she was a kid. Trying to keep her fear at bay, she fumbled her way towards the door, banging on it with all her might 1s anyone there? Open the door!”

All she could hear was the sound of the rain pouring down outside. No other sound. No response. She had come to fetch some firewood and had somehow ended up getting locked in!

The old house was completely sealed off with walls on all sides. The roof tiles were old and worn out, some even falling off from time to time. There was only one wooden door to get out, but try as she might, she just couldn’t push it open.

“Kaboom. “Another clap of thunder, splitting the sky.

“Thud” Suddenly, something fell from above, crashing through the roof, causing a loud noise.

“Ahhi Thalassa screamed in fright.

The roof now had a gaping hole, and the rain was pouring in, lighting up the dark room with every flash of lightning.

Thalassa watched in horror as a man lay on the ground. It was him who had fallen through the roof! From the way he was curled up, it was clear he was in

pain

“Are you okay?” she asked, keeping her distance.

The man didn’t respond. Had he died?

Thalassa’s heart started to race. She slowly moved closer, trying to check if the man was breathing. All of a sudden, the man grabbed her hand.

He held her from behind.

and a hint of control he seemed to be losing. It even

fear. She nodded, signaling that she wouldn’t scream. The man then moved his hand away from her mouth. The next thing she

But she also lost her balance and fell on top of

The next second-

accidentally brushed against

and his hot breath fanned her nose, filling

I’ll give you anything you want.” The man’s voice was rough, almost hoarse, as he whispered into Thalassa’s ear.

respond, his lips were

sky was filled with flashes of lightning, illuminating their tangled

Thalassa passed out

up at the sky. He knew the helicopter

He took off the emerald pendant he was wearing around his neck and placed it in her hand. It was a family heirloom. “This is our token. You

had to

the ladder that dropped from the

flashed through her mind. The man’s heavy, passionate breath echoed in her ears, making

of such a

over. Looking at herself,

her it wasn’t a dream.

there was no one else. The

if it was hers or his. The man had been

the sky through the hole in the roof, trying to hold back her tears.

brighter. The rain–washed sky was clear and cloudless, and the dawn was breaking,

and felt something in her hand. It was an emerald pendant.

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