The Rewritten Love: A Second Beginning Max Charming

Fred had the woman sit on his lap, his fingers daring to explore beneath the soft fabric of her skirt. She caught his wandering hand, her voice a blend of reprimand and invitation, “Not here, Mr. Turner. Eyes are upon us.”

He inhaled deeply, the perfume enveloping her was rich and unfamiliar, a stark contrast to Mya’s subtle fragrance.

Fred was a man whose interest waned with the moon; no woman ever marked more than a week in his orbit before he found them as forgettable as the last.

As if on cue, a partition ascended, granting them a shroud of privacy. Her voice fluttered, a whisper of temptation, “Mr. Turner, might I assist you? This dress is quite delicate, after all.” Fred parted his legs in silent assent, and she slid to her knees, a willing accomplice to their hidden dance.

When Mya returned home, she was still thinking of how to ruin Serena Smith’s life. To claim Madelyn’s treasures as her own and flaunt them was an act of audacity that seared Mya’s conscience. Never had she witnessed such blatant shamelessness. Mya’s thoughts swirled into the quiet chaos of sleep, her grip on her plushy the only anchor to her reality. In the nebulous realm of dreams, she found herself adrift in an ominous forest, the breath of an unseen predator hot on her neck.

Then, without warning, a figure of menace materialized, thrusting her into a cage and clamping cold shackles around her wrists, his threat hanging in the air – obedience or eternal captivity. As the dream’s fog lifted, the man’s identity sharpened into focus. It was that man in the prison warden uniform.

Mya immediately woke up in a fright. She was sweating so heavily that her strawberry nightgown was soaked in sweat. She turned on the lights and held onto her plushy while shivering.

“Why did I dream of him out of the blue!” Mya said while patting on her face.

just a dream and not real,” she

twelve midnight when Mya looked at the clock. She remembered that she still needed to visit Madelyn tomorrow at the hospital. Mya quickly held onto her plushy

The

Leonardo glanced at the newspaper headline and scoffed, “People will

grave news. Leonardo pressed, “What’s going

you talking?” Leonardo continued to ask.

finally said. “She’s in a coma post-surgery.”

just hearing about this? Take me to the

“She’s getting the best

Monet to forge his own path, away from

rearview mirror,

to himself, ‘Grandpa’s mentored many, but only Madelyn became his protégé. She’s special to him

her talent.’