“Boom…”

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?

if the man was breathing. All of a sudden, the man grabbed

mouth. He held her from behind. The hand over her mouth felt a

primal power, and a hint of control he seemed to be losing. It even

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

quickly, catching him. But she also lost

The next second-

brushed against his.

her nose,

man’s voice was rough,

respond, his lips were

illuminating their tangled bodies, casting shadows, and filling the air with raw

while, Thalassa passed

at the sky. He knew

He took off the emerald pendant he was wearing around his neck and placed it in her hand. It was a family heirloom. “This is our

to leave

the ladder that dropped

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

of such

sore all over. Looking at herself, her clothes were in disarray, barely covering

when it hit her it wasn’t

but there was no one else. The man

The man had been hurt last night, and drugged.

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

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

felt something in her hand. It was an emerald pendant. Was

the ground angrily. He had taken her virginity and thought he could make up for it with a piece of jewelry?

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