anie'

Strobe lights flashed in time with the bass, casting the dance floor in bursts of bright white and shad

for comfort. The air was thick with heat and the unmistakable smell of alcoho

estroom?" I asked, my voice slurring slightly. The bartender didn't even

repeated louder this time, but

r with an audible thud, and that got his atte

o pee," I

ear you,"

y waist. I turned, relieved to see Claire, my best f

r voice cutting through the chaos. "You shou

drunk," I

she said. She guided me towards the restroom, her grip firm as if she knew I might st

ng my hands, when the do

it was her checking on me yet again. But the silence t

a stranger but a man. My stomach dropped. What the hell was a man doing in the lady's restroom? Wel

ut, grabbing my wrist in a vice-like grip. Panic surged through me a

ing and pulling against his hol

I screamed, but the music outside dr

ice a low, menacing growl. "No one can hea

in my chest. I could barely stand as he stepped clo

ry move and dodged effortlessly. His hand clamped aroun

ge of the sink, pain exploding in my skull. Tears blurred my vision as his fin

quickly," he hissed, his breath hot aga

y neck. I scrunched my nose in disgust because he reeked of alcohol. "Yo

es, tearing them away and smacking my ass. I have heard stories about girls bei

my voice trembling. But he turned

ng hard was pressing against my ass. I d

ted by this stranger. I started struggling. I fought back with everything I had-kicking, clawing, and thrashing-but h

nd I felt an excruciating

I would not go easy on you," he s

ns made him grab my breast, pinching m

," he yelled, pushing hi

that moment, I knew I couldn't do anything agai

hose grip on me finally broke made me open my eyes,

beside the water system, which was now broken into pieces. A man in a bl

e the back of this man, but the kind of dangerous and cold aura e

was glad he did. Whatever was going on here was none of my business. I knew I had to be on my heels, b

process what was going on, the gun fired. The sound was deafening, and w

heart pounded so loudly I could barely hear

thing on my mind

. His eyes, glowing an unnatural shade of red, locked onto mine b

but this was not the right time to think about something like that. The only thing I could think of was how th

scape. "I'm Nora Roberts." Without waiting for a response,

y stomach dropped.

re Stephanie Mikaelson." He said, showing me a picture of me, my name clearly written across

he manage to get

t me with a blank expression. There was only one explanation. They are twins. Two devil twin

n, and he fell on his knees. I used that opport

ave themselves from the unknown fire. I didn't have the time to look for