Chapter13: Monsters

Maya After three agonizing minutes, I finally emerged from the bathroom, my heart still racing, fear coursing through every one of my fucking veins. I was terrified, too frightened to be in the presence of these two predators who regarded me as little more than an object, a toy for their amusement.  They could do whatever they wanted. This was their den—their empire. Not just this room—the whole pack. As I stepped into the room, unaware of the impending danger, my eyes unknowingly locked with Leonardo's.  Shit! He was perched on his grand wingback chair, one elbow resting on the armrest, while he absentmindedly scratched his chin. His gaze swept over me from head to toe, growing darker and more intense by the second.  Maximus, on the other hand, was conspicuously absent, which, in truth, was of little concern to me. Being trapped in the same space with either of them was a form of torment I couldn't escape. "Come here, Puppet," Leonardo ordered beckoning me, still seated in his chair,