THE DEVIL'S VOW
he
re me. Jennifer's fingers curled posses
ad on, but I was too busy battling the chill that ran down my s
d bit her lower lip, elic
reach out to hold him, but something told m
u, didn't you?" Jennifer's voice dripped with condescension a
d grabbed my heart and
shut up, and that this... this pran
im, I saw the side of his l
nestly didn't want it to end like this.
hat are yo
g to believe the words t
w, and being one of the biggest steel companies in America
that about you. But now that it'
barely hear anything other tha
mething, and relief
documents." My hands immediately clutched
urtis' eyes out of realization and
ifer flashed me a smile, an
N
into my bag, and panic
re. Why is i
I entered the building... o
fer called out, a
er in his hand. The very same guard who ha
ok my head, "
ery helpful." Jennifer smiled an
her eyes, "You played right into my trap
e, and I felt my heart b
d my bag, walked through that scanner, and picked it up
h that I was used to. It was cold, and sinister. "See
racked as I begged. "W-We're..
ov
nd pulling me close so I coul
ou, Thea. Never hav
ecurity guard and sh
out of
*
lding, causing me to stumble and
people walking past reached my
r the building, I swallowed my embarrassment and walked away,
vier. It seemed the jet lag had finally caug
ad. I was no better than a homeless person all because I chos
ing, it has to be so
m I goi
ng to get my
houghts only worsened the dizziness I felt, and as the cool evening air hit my skin
the road,
ght, and that's when
ed above me, and imme
g and headed straight for
"Welcome back to the Opal Crescent Hotel. Sh
would like a regular suite please, and put it
e, Mr's B
keycard with her usual professional smile. "I've taken
ou, Cath
he elevator before the receptionist cou
a very long exhale, and my bag fell to the ground. I b
rly, and the tears b
n I was done, I hopped into the shower and fres
sperate nee
ngy with the tequila." I sai
a concerned look, but
ink to me and went back to te
the tang of lime and tequila, and befor
artender, impatiently tapp
hed it off. He wasn't paid to
erve
rth glass, I knew I was headi
and tried beckoning to him with my han
e warmth of the tequila coursed through my veins,
ne standing uncomfort
here all alone? Let me buy you the next
, but his expression sa
nd I was a Hershey bar. It certainly didn't help that his sm
Thanks," I slurre
didn'
that. I just wanna
et the bartender's attention,
ng smile, then slid another ma
nked the man and took a sip,
he man whose name I came to realize was J
ck t'my hotel room... I'm star'in'
more drink." J
firmly this time, placing my
hand rested on my arm, an
up to leave, but the room spun the second I
"You're not going a
suits appeared behind him, all of them
me when they surround
ne..." My vo
eing helpful," one of them
right in front of me and
th and pushed him away, but his eye
r step, and I
fuck away
the voice, and they tur
inting through the blurr
uldn't quite make out their face c
said again, sharper this ti
ng glances before one of them mutt
e that, they
whelmed me, but my legs gave o
sy," the voice murmured in my ear, makin
ol in my system, but I felt a jol
the tequila and exhaustion pulled me under, and I
n. But just before the darkness sw
his voice deepening, low
idea who I