Three Little Guardian Angels

“Ouch…” 

As Maisie gradually regained her consciousness, all she could feel was her splitting headache and the throbbing pain all through her body, as if she had just been hit by a car. She furrowed her brows at the unease, but she could not find the strength to shrug it off.

She could barely make out the silhouette of the man in the dark but could smell the unique fragrance of Gucci cologne, lightly wafting through the air.

The man stayed silent the entire time while he pressed his body against her, kissing and nibbling her slender neck…

As dawn crept up, the morning sun shone in.

Maisie suddenly opened her eyes. She was astonished to find herself naked in bed with a stranger lying next to her. He had his back turned against her.

Maisie’s face turned pale as flashbacks of the night before suddenly came back rushing back to her. It was not a dream after all!

How had she ended up here?

All Maisie could recall from last night was that she had been celebrating her birthday with Willow. After taking a few sips of the sangria Willow had brought to her, she passed out!

Could it be that her drink had been spiked!?

Maisie gnashed her teeth and walked out of bed. With every ounce of composure within her, she tried to remain as calm as she could. She swiftly slipped on her clothes from last night, tidied herself up, and fled. She needed to get home immediately so that she could talk to Willow and find out what had happened!

*****

When Maisie reached home, she saw her father sitting on the sofa waiting for her. Stephen asked with a calm expression, “Where were you last night?”

Maisie pursed her lips, thinking about the events of last night before finally replying, “I fell asleep in a friend’s house.”

‘Bam!’

you spent the night with a man in a hotel room! How

photo made the blood drain from Maisie’s face. It was a picture of a man she did not recognize, helping

“Zee, how could you embarrass the family like this? Even if you are in love with the man, you should know not to cross the line before

completely startled. What did she mean by

been unconscious at the

her birthday for her. It had all been a set-up! Maisie tried to explain herself, “Dad, listen, I was out celebrating my birthday with Willow. There was something

his finger at her, and growled, “Willow

‘Sister?’

clenched both her fists tightly until they trembled. Her mother should have known that

with Leila Scott? What had come as a greater surprise to Maisie was finding out that they had long

front of their father and turn into something else behind him. Never did it ever occur to Maisie that Willow would try to sabotage her on her

I can’t believe you pulled such a stunt to tarnish the family name! I never want to see your face again! The Vanderbilt could do better without a shameless wretch like you for

“Dad, a-are you… kicking me

mug he was holding right at her

her along with

she reached out an arm and offered to help with the luggage. But instead, her reaching hand was slapped away by

her true colors. “I’ll be honest with you. I did add a little something into that drink last night. I’m guessing it must feel

“You and Leila got what you wanted by worming your way into our home. What more do

fiercely into her eyes. “Why am I the illegitimate child when you get to be the crown jewel of the Vanderbilts? You were born noble and proud, weren’t you? Well, now you’re nothing but a

in front of Maisie’s face with much

to the media and risk ruining your life

ever