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the unshakable eerie feeling that something was wrong that woke me wi

iliar room- a hotel roo

the bed, my mind slowly going

no! It c

slaught of nausea and the smell of drugs but when nothing of that sort happened

embered that I was going back to the past.

sure of how I had ended up here. The spacious room was decorated in warm, earthy tones, with

d I realized I was still fully dressed from the n

flashbacks and thoughts that were determined

east physically. Glancing in the nearby mirror, I saw no visible signs of injury or struggle. T

yell out in frustration. I hated feeling like this. Hated not being in control of my bo

was unfamiliar - I didn't recognize this neighborhood at all. Panic rising in my throat, I back

ember anything. All I could conjure was a blurry im

my spine. I scanned the room, looking for any clue that could

were neatly placed on a chair, alongside my sh

ater on my face. I stared at my reflection in the mirror for some minutes, analy

to get ou

fit, I crossed back to the room, and on locating my phon

. The opulent lobby was bustling with activity - businesspeople hurried through, their faces buried in phones, while bellhops scurried to ass

as either going to make or mar

o my fuck

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uty Day Spa. As I pushed open the heavy glass door, the familiar scent of essential oils a

d greens and soft blues. Plush armchairs invite you to sink in and unwind as you await your appointm

m and offering a glimpse of the tranquil garden outside. Lush potted plants and

warmly from behind the marble-topped counter. "I have your sch

y office in the back. I needed to get my bearings and push the unset

p sound of the telephone

in my steps just as I was about to round the corn

ne," she said and gestured t

ing in this early? I don't remember having any ap

, Blair?"

hat he'd already booked an appo

instinctively tightening whil

e official number

'am

my suddenly dry throat. "Tell him I'm not in and subseq

and shock were evident in he

hissed at her from b

ediately lowered her

y tight chest relaxing a bit, I sp

n calming down my already messy mood," I muse

ueak from inside the room as I g

hed at me with full speed and ba

perfume right before she threw her arms around me and

anned shocks this morning tha

kay." Tara heaved a

aff from across the room. Rosa, Penny, and Nick were all sta

dressed in our signature uniform-A pink-colored two-piece outfit consisting of a top and pants.

technician was stil

the hell is g

shoulders instead. "You are not hurt anywhere, are

"Your endless questions are the ones making me feel dizzy,

re," she gestured to Tara. "Was about losi

"Last night," I echoed, unsu

es widened in sync with the rising pitch in her voice. "

confused and disoriented in my entire life. Did som

uld sit for a minute and catch your breath." without waiting for he

e?" Nick asked me as he made

meone like Nick on my staff. His ability to be calm in ti

last night?" I prompted. I can't let them know

ht and never coming back?" Tara asked. "I nearly ran mad aft

Restroom? W

two, please? I'm still feeling

you," N

the club last night and somewhere along the line, you just disappeared with a trace and no one

piece of the puzzle fell into pl

Maybe you should book a massage therapy s

e," Penny said an

p of steaming coffee in front of me. "I'll be ri

ryone. "I appreciate the concern but I'm fine.

I redirected my gaze to meet her

I hesitantly reached out and took it, but as I looked down at the ar

I trailed off unexpectedly, my mouth

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smoking hot romance between movie s

t from what seemed like a club. People would have had a hard time beli

ke I was about to fall but the man caught me in time. The angle from which

n to the very last one which was of us kissing. My breath hitch

hing, and my world

s of me on the internet w

feel Tara's phone slipping from my hands. My legs buckled beneath me and

rmulating in the pits of my stomach. I wa

familiar, comforting scent but my now dorman

from my face, a gesture so achingly

person but

velvety baritone cooed. "You are

clearing. As I raised my head to behold my savior, I was soon st

hing emerald green eyes..

slowly dawned o

girlfriend," the m

was

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