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Authors: Maria Hammarblad
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didn’t expect to see you back here so soon, or like this. I mean, you’re all prettied up and heeeey, what do we have here?”
The man eyed Maria, disrobing her with his eyes.
There’s just no peace and quiet in this galaxy anymore...
“ Hello Dean.”
“ You always had an eye for the ladies, but where did you find this ? I don’t suppose you’ll share?”
“ Don’t make me hurt you. She’s off limits.”
The other man grabbed Maria ’s hand and kissed it, and Stephan expected her to either smile or object to Dean’s advances. She just stood there with a distant look on her face and he squeezed her waist.
“ Are you okay?”
She made a visible effort to return to the present, giving her head a slight shake.
“Nice to meet you, Dean. There’s something I’ve got to do. I’ll be right back.”
His arm fell off her as she turned and disappeared into the crowd. Dean nudged him.
“ That’s the good stuff right there, I’m impressed. So, how ‘bout a drink huh? For old times’ sake? Seems like you’ve got a lot of stories to tell.”
Something ’s up. Shouldn’t I be in on it, whatever it is?
He pat ted his old friend on the shoulder.
“ Maybe later.”
*****
Maria would be the first to admit her entire species were suckers for the big picture, but from time to time, the need of the one must be tended to as well.
Ow , whomever’s doing that has to stop right now.
A soul cried out to her in agony, so close its pain teetered on the edge of becoming her own. She could shut it out, but no need to when she could remedy the problem instead.
She zigzagged through the crowds until she saw a young woman sitting on the brick edge of a fountain. The girl cried, and an ugly bruise was forming on her face.
A young man with a mop of brown hair and cold eyes leaned over her.
“We bought you fair and square bitch, and you’re going to obey. Running away will just make it worse on you.”
Maria opened her mouth to say something, but snapped it shut with surprise as he shoved the girl hard enough to make her fall backwards into the water, arms and legs sprawling. A couple of people passing by turned to look, but no one interfered.
Seriously? You won ’t even tell him to stop? You should be ashamed of yourselves.
“ Stop that!”
The stranger glanced back at her and frowned.
“This is none of your business. Get lost.”
“ Well, I just made it my business. You should leave her alone.”
Her voice sounded like she made a friendly suggestion . He might back off, and she had to give him the benefit of the doubt. Meanwhile, the girl splashed around in the water and finally managed to get to her feet. She stood soaking wet, dripping water, clearly torn between despair and the faint hope that someone might speak up for her.
Her tormentor , on the other hand, was unperturbed.
“ And what are you going to do about it, princess?”
Maria didn’t have a chance to answer.
T he girl gathered courage and shouted, “Run! Save yourself while you can.”
She was instantly rewarded with a fist to her face.
“ I told you to shut up.”
He whirled around when Maria’s finger poked his back. She had been too far away to reach him a split second earlier.
“ And I told you not to do that.”
Behind him, the water took on a pink hue and the girl moaned with pain.
Sadist. You like beating women, don’t you?
“ You know, Imma take you too. My customers will pay good money for you.”
He reached out to touch her hair, and she punched him right in the face, without thinking. She didn’t hit him very hard, but it was enough to hurt him, and definitely harder than he expected. When he lifted his fingers to touch his lip they came back drizzled with blood, and he stared as if something completely unthinkable just happened.
Maria crossed her arms, challenging him, waiting for him to hit her back.
“ Feisty, but you’ll change your tune when you get on the receiving side, bitch.”
She
The man eyed Maria, disrobing her with his eyes.
There’s just no peace and quiet in this galaxy anymore...
“ Hello Dean.”
“ You always had an eye for the ladies, but where did you find this ? I don’t suppose you’ll share?”
“ Don’t make me hurt you. She’s off limits.”
The other man grabbed Maria ’s hand and kissed it, and Stephan expected her to either smile or object to Dean’s advances. She just stood there with a distant look on her face and he squeezed her waist.
“ Are you okay?”
She made a visible effort to return to the present, giving her head a slight shake.
“Nice to meet you, Dean. There’s something I’ve got to do. I’ll be right back.”
His arm fell off her as she turned and disappeared into the crowd. Dean nudged him.
“ That’s the good stuff right there, I’m impressed. So, how ‘bout a drink huh? For old times’ sake? Seems like you’ve got a lot of stories to tell.”
Something ’s up. Shouldn’t I be in on it, whatever it is?
He pat ted his old friend on the shoulder.
“ Maybe later.”
*****
Maria would be the first to admit her entire species were suckers for the big picture, but from time to time, the need of the one must be tended to as well.
Ow , whomever’s doing that has to stop right now.
A soul cried out to her in agony, so close its pain teetered on the edge of becoming her own. She could shut it out, but no need to when she could remedy the problem instead.
She zigzagged through the crowds until she saw a young woman sitting on the brick edge of a fountain. The girl cried, and an ugly bruise was forming on her face.
A young man with a mop of brown hair and cold eyes leaned over her.
“We bought you fair and square bitch, and you’re going to obey. Running away will just make it worse on you.”
Maria opened her mouth to say something, but snapped it shut with surprise as he shoved the girl hard enough to make her fall backwards into the water, arms and legs sprawling. A couple of people passing by turned to look, but no one interfered.
Seriously? You won ’t even tell him to stop? You should be ashamed of yourselves.
“ Stop that!”
The stranger glanced back at her and frowned.
“This is none of your business. Get lost.”
“ Well, I just made it my business. You should leave her alone.”
Her voice sounded like she made a friendly suggestion . He might back off, and she had to give him the benefit of the doubt. Meanwhile, the girl splashed around in the water and finally managed to get to her feet. She stood soaking wet, dripping water, clearly torn between despair and the faint hope that someone might speak up for her.
Her tormentor , on the other hand, was unperturbed.
“ And what are you going to do about it, princess?”
Maria didn’t have a chance to answer.
T he girl gathered courage and shouted, “Run! Save yourself while you can.”
She was instantly rewarded with a fist to her face.
“ I told you to shut up.”
He whirled around when Maria’s finger poked his back. She had been too far away to reach him a split second earlier.
“ And I told you not to do that.”
Behind him, the water took on a pink hue and the girl moaned with pain.
Sadist. You like beating women, don’t you?
“ You know, Imma take you too. My customers will pay good money for you.”
He reached out to touch her hair, and she punched him right in the face, without thinking. She didn’t hit him very hard, but it was enough to hurt him, and definitely harder than he expected. When he lifted his fingers to touch his lip they came back drizzled with blood, and he stared as if something completely unthinkable just happened.
Maria crossed her arms, challenging him, waiting for him to hit her back.
“ Feisty, but you’ll change your tune when you get on the receiving side, bitch.”
She
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