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.

her mouth. He held her from behind. The hand over her mouth felt a bit wet and smelled of blood

worry. I won’t kill you” the man’s voice was deep, filled with raw, primal power, and a hint of control he seemed to be losing.

grew wide with fear. She nodded, signaling that she wouldn’t scream. The man then moved his hand away from

also lost her

The next second-

accidentally brushed against his.

hot breath fanned her nose, filling the cold

you anything you want.” The man’s voice was rough,

Thalassa could respond, his lips were

sky was filled with flashes of lightning, illuminating their tangled bodies, casting shadows, and filling the air with raw

while, Thalassa passed

The man looked up at the sky. He knew the helicopter was here for him. Using the flash

could feel the warmth and softness of her skin. He took off the emerald pendant he was wearing around his neck and placed it in her hand.

to leave

still unconscious, and he was climbing up the ladder that dropped from the helicopter, leaving her

with a start. The events of the previous night flashed through her mind. The

dreaming of such

all over. Looking at herself, her

was when it hit her it wasn’t a dream. It

was no one else. The man was

got up and dressed properly. There was a pool of blood on the straw floor; she wasn’t sure if it was hers or his. The man had been hurt last night, and drugged. She could feel it. But she had lost

her eyes well up with tears. She looked up at the sky through the hole in the roof, trying to hold back her

The rain–washed sky was clear and cloudless, and the dawn was breaking, signaling a fresh start. But her mind was still

hand. It was an emerald pendant. Was this what

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