Chapter 5

• CHAPTER FIVE
• MALAKAI
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• It's over...
• My life...
• My secret crush...
• Everything is over!
• I'm trembling like a leaf on a windy day as I wait for another message that doesn't arrive. Fear dries up my lungs, I don't think I'm breathing for the several minutes that follow.
• Who is the sender?
• How did he access my device even though it is password-protected?
• Why wait until now to message me?
• These thoughts are floating through my mind as my shaky fingers start to type;
• ' Who are you...?'
• It takes a lot of courage to click on the sending option, even breathing becomes difficult as I wait for a response.
• The message tickles twice
• They read it...!
• I can't stop trembling; I bit on my thumb hard enough to draw blood. The sharp pain combined with the metallic taste that floods my mouth.
• Seconds slowly turn into minutes and then hours. And there is still no response.
• ' What do you want?...' I type again, I continue to check my phone.
• I'm glued to my spot on the bed, several hours have passed since my second message, they read it, and still no fucking reply. I want to scream, but dread dries up my throat.
• This person is clearly toying with me. The delay is torturing me.
• It is almost midnight when my phone suddenly buzzes with a new message from the sender. My eyes widen as I read,
• A location!
• It's already so late in the night, how is it safe to leave the house at this time?
• I don't have a choice, even if it's dangerous, this stranger has my life in his palms.
• I can only obey.
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• I arrive at the address, it's surprisingly close to school, now that I'm here, I'm suddenly too afraid to enter, it's not just any building, It's a nightclub.
• Apprehension settles in my stomach and I'm sweating.
• Even though it's midnight, the surroundings are bustling with young people.
• ' How long are you going to keep me waiting? Come inside; I'm getting impatient! ' I flinch at the new message.
• This person can see me? I look around nervously but don't find anyone suspicious.
• Stepping into the club feels like I'm walking to my death.
• The inside is even more flooded with people and the blaring sound of music makes it difficult to hear anything.
• How do I even locate this person?
• A hand suddenly wraps around my shoulders from behind and I jerk around.
• Tate?
• My heart is pounding so hard, is he the person blackmailing me?
• He's grinning at me and I clench my fists tightly.
• "I didn't think you were the type to come to a club!"
• Well, you fucking brought me here!
• "Hey, isn't this the preacher's kid?" Jeremiah walks towards us, extending a bottle to Tate.
• Isn't this alcohol?
• It's illegal, right?
• "Who cares, let's ensure that he has a good time!" Tate drags my arm and leads me towards the counter; he starts to pour me a drink, and I ignore his extended hands.
• "Tell me what you want!" I say impatiently, unable to keep the anger from my voice.
• "I'm just..."
• My phone buzzes with an incoming message, I open it, and my phone nearly slips from my hand. I stare at Tate in confusion, he isn't the blackmailer!
• "What's wrong?"
• "Where's the last floor?" I stand up from my seat.
• "Why do you want to go there? The party is happening right here!"
• I ignore Tate calling me and start to race up the stairs, I only have 30 seconds!
• I'm breathing heavily, everywhere is quiet in this place, unlike the blaring noise from below.
• But this place is empty. Where the hell is the sender?
• I hear the sound of the door opening and a familiar voice that has my blood turning to ice.
• "Are you looking for me?"
• I turn around instantly to see the shadow standing in the doorway.
• He steps into the light and my heart stops to beat.
• Pierce.
• Why is he here?
• No way...
• I refuse to believe that he's the person who found out about my secret.
• "Am I so unbearable to look at? I don't like the look on your face." He walks towards me and I instinctively take a step back.
• God, please, let it not be him!
• I doubt even the Lord will be inclined to answer my prayers, what I'd done is a sin. Is this my punishment?
• Pierce takes another step forward, a cruel grin plastered on his face; I flinch when he grasps my chin, tilting my face to meet his dark stare.
• "Why are you silent? I thought you really needed your photos"
• My blood freezes as I meet his cocky gaze.
• I smack his hand from my face, my entire body vibrating with anger,
• "Bastard! How dare you go through my laptop, it's my privacy!"
• Pierce meets my glare with a smile that showcases his perfectly set dimples.
• " If I were you, I would change that tone unless you want everyone to know what kind of a perverted creep you are!" His smile suddenly vanishes, replaced by a cold glare.
• "You usually look so innocent, who knew you have such a disgusting little secret... I guess it's really the quiet ones that have a lot to hide"
• "What do you want? Since you called me here, you must want something." I say with more courage than I feel. I'm trembling with fear deep within.
• Why, of all people, it just has to be him...?
• Pierce already hates me, now that he knows my secret.
• He's going to make me suffer.
• "I don't like talking here, it's more comfortable inside. Shall we?"
• I scoff at his extended hands, why is he acting like a gentleman when he's threatening to expose me?
• He places a hand on the small of my back. His touch is firm, I feels like I'm being imprinted by a burning iron. I follow him obediently like an animal to be slaughtered.
• Walking into my doom.
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