62 HOPE

KAREN'S POV The car drove closer, and stopped. Max came out of it, just as I had expected. His eyes went straight to me, a dark look popping up on his face. He then glanced at Alexa. "Hey, baby," she said, smiling at him, as she walked in his direction. She pecked him on the lips. "I've been waiting for you for long now." "You do know that the journey to this forest takes a long time, right?" Max raised his eyebrows at her. "Yeah, I do," she replied, smiling at him. Alexa wrapped her arms around his belly, but he quickly took those arms off him. He set his eyes back on me once again. "Karen, my love. It's such a nice thing to see you around here," he spoke slowly, his tone filled with so much evil. "You talk like you're not the one who brought me here," I spat bitterly. Max walked closer to me, and he squatted. "You know I can kill you right now, don't you?" "I know, and you can just do that. It's useless talking to you right now. You are nothing but a monster."