Her Mate Turns out to be the Mafia King

a's

I know this is

ed in and even though I've told her multiple times t

oing into a jar hidden in my room. It's the money I use for school, and I will never hand it over to her. Going to school is

igh pitch screech snaps me back into the

you the truth..." I

woman, but under

inish off my reply, only to fe

face and I lift my hand to feel what's causing the sensation. When I pull my hand back, I see the red blood on my fingers.

d, but I push it away. That is a

haunting image away. This isn't the

breath and s

e. You are stronger, capable of defining your own wort

told me last week when

If you would stop lying to me, then I wouldn't get so upset." She says with a

on't say a thing.

t see a glimmer of vulnerability in her eyes. The cycle of hurt r

ore school tomorrow," I say and move to

ne here." She

it wasn't just my dad and me who gained an ability. My stepmom did too, and h

ious parts of the country were destroyed. What these enemies didn't expect was that the chemicals from those research facilities had seeped into our water supply and had slowly been manipulating o

lled him. I have no doubt that if he had achieved full transformation, he would have used whatever power he was blessed with to hurt o

ty would have me locked up and used until nothing was left of me. The ability to

ieve me." I point out and I bite back the whimper I want to

worst you've ever felt." She releases my arm and I can see the red of her

lwind of frustration in her wake. I stand there, trembling

wave of relief washes over me,

g and when I look down, I see an angry red hand shaped mark branded on my skin. It didn't reach too far into my skin to cause sev

g my ability would be catastrophic; she'd never let me leave this

letting th

up to the second floor. My room is the smallest one on this floor

t, out of m

I have it all, I set everything on my side table and flip on the lamp. It's bright enough to let me see my wound, but

t any bandage on burns, otherw

learned that les

f a few things inside. My burn kit being one of them and a few new notebooks and

ds a shiver down my spine, and a chill of

he relentless pur

ve me alone!

messages ever since that day three years ago. The pain from that day has never properly

thetic...an

ngering even after all these years. He's carved a permanent mark on my psyche, a shadow I

reprieve I can find is in sleep – a temporary sanctuary from the barrage of negativity that life seems to

ew beginnings and a chance to escap

*

groggy hand, I reach over and fumble to silence the obnoxious noise. The room is dimly lit, casting long shadows on the

ot to disturb the peacefulness that still lingers in the room. My

like a broken record, haunting every thought. Unable to resist any longer, I unlock my phone and open the text message that had arrived during the night-

tention away from my swirling emotions. I turn towards the source of the commotion. A girl

w could you do this?" her voice

orm he has stirred. The demeanor exudes a weary detachment. "I've told you countl

essed, surge forth like a relentless tide, flooding my senses with humiliation and pain. Th

ng toward them. The fire within me, ignited by my own past

*

an's

hich made me feel a bit uneasy all over. Ju

ff guard, a push so delicat

eyes drop to hers and those amber and beau

ard

s girl to be lookin

ragrance is so nea

and throw away any time you please! I don't care what you told her. Sh

d an eye-roll that could rival any teen drama, she turns on her h

ued to her retreating form, tracking her u

The girl still stand

ost forgotten

oman properly. I don't know who hurt you, but I won't let you do the same to me. Go

fuck just