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With one firuided Maxiroan out of hi except a surge of energy spreading apart yrated my hips into a fast, steady rhyth to filfor breath and not wanting to cohed to myself and raked my nails down his chest now Harder

"Ow," he cried out, and dipped his chin to exa lines were apparent

I leaned forward and cackled in his ear "Pussy"

He paused at that for a second

"Who are you?" he whispered

I lifteddown

"Who do you want me to be?" I answered

He frowned and I felt another surge sweep through es of my mind I almost said I was sorry but it didn’t come out in time and I took a swipe at his face with an to seep blood fro at his shock and the dae I inflicted, I lifted my other arm I knew I could do better He deserved better

They all did

Before I could do anything, though, his arhtly that my hand folded open like a lirowled, and with all of his strength he flipped me over so he was on top I squirmed beneath him and had the idea that if I wanted to, I could throw hi inside an to shhard, our faces nearly touching, his eyes sparkled with conflict as they looked into ather at theto drip ontoI hadn’t felt when I was ade

"I’m all for fun, Perry," he said "But soave me a small smile The raise in his cheeks caused a drop of blood to fal on rew flush from embarrassotten into me?

"I’m sorry," I said softly I was ashaies Different fucks for different ducks, as they say Let’s justbe nicer to each other Take it slower"

He took his thumb and wiped away the splash of his blood on h at that Then he kissed er and the uncontrol able surges of power I felt earlier were merciful y kept at bay We took it slower this tio this ti I desperately needed Who knew that lack of sex would lead to violence? But the slower pace seemed to satisfy him, as he ultimately came in torrents As he pul ed out, peeled off the ful condom and lay down on the sheets besidelaid

Before I got too comfortable I hopped out of bed and did an aard, naked scurry out of his bedroo and quickly slipped on my pajamas in the bathroom

By the time I came back into the bedrooures

I got in beside hi to feel safe and close As the traffic continued outside on the I-5, I fel asleep with a sense of bewilderment and a smirk of satisfaction on my face

"You liked that, didn’t you?"

Mypool of oil and shadows I opened ainston the same alcove by the river where Maxi on the thick, stone railing that lined the edge The river sparkled in the dark ebb and flow beneathof church bel s that never ceased

"You want to lose control"

I careful y turnedforward on the cool stone, dressed in only a light pink sundress that ruffled in the winter breeze She was looking down at the river; her eyes matched the water, dark pools of obsidian

"You could just ju," I said thickly,from far away

"You’l have all the time in the world to dream when you’re dead"

She lifted her head and I saw that her eyes weren’t black They just weren’t there Like the pig’s head, her eyebal s were gone, leaving only dark, roughly cut sockets behind

"What do you want froue stil felt swol en and too big to move It was then I realizedI wasit

"We want you," she said simply Her voice hummed like electrical wires

"Who is we?" I went an inch closer and my stomach churned

She walked over in her white heels that h she was floating a few inches above the ground She stopped and looked back at the river The clanging of the bel s was growing louder

"I don’t know his name…"

"His?"

"I don’t know it’s name" She looked up at me sharply

"But I was proone