Maya's POV

"Here you go, enjoy"

"Thank you" I smile at the barista behind the counter as I take our two coffees from him.

I walk over to the small table that Lily kept occupied while I waited in line.

"Ahh yes, thanks cupcake" she moans in gratitude as she takes the first sip. "I am so tired. Why did we do this again?"

And by this, she means walk up and down through the mall to buy clothes she probably won't wear.

"I like it." I shrug. "I've never spent a whole day at the mall before but I'm not going to lie, I am a bit tired" I laugh.

"But that's another problem. We've been here the whole day and you didn't even buy anything?" she frowns.

"I don't really need anything."

"Alex gave you her card and said you can buy anything you want. All you bought was one dress and it took 15 minutes of convincing before you actually did." she laughs in disbelief.

"I only bought it because it's Alex's favorite color. I think she'll like it." I smile and take a sip from my coffee.

I really do hope she'll like it. It's a cute black summer's dress with thin straps over the shoulders. It's a bit short though, so I'll only be allowed to wear it in her company, which is fine. I only want to look beautiful for her anyway.

"If you want to buy something for her then we should make a stop for some sexy lingerie." she smirks and I laugh with a red blushed face.

"No" I say in a low voice while covering my face in shame.

"Come on" she stands up from her chair.

"I thought you were tired?"

"Not anymore" she smiles and pulls me from my chair.

"Lily please no." I laugh in embarrassment. "I am not going to wear it"

"Yes you will. Come on she will absolutely love it." she grins with playful eyebrows.

I didn't have me a chance to protest because she pulled me to the nearest store, right to the lingerie department. I just stood there as she scrambled through every item, stacking a few things under her arms.

I just kept looking any other direction, not able to stop blushing. Some of these clothes are really provocative and well... slutty.

I have no doubt that Alex will love seeing me in this but I don't have the self confidence to wear this in front of her. I have just gotten used to being naked around her, now I have to wear sexy lingerie. I'll probably just laugh in discomfort the whole time. What is sexy about that?

"Ok cupcake. Here you go" she comes to me and gives me a whole stack of very thin, see-through pieces of clothing. "You have to pick at least three sets."

"What?" I laugh while trying to hide as much as possible from all the other customers.

Lily doesn't say anything, she just crosses her arms and raises her eyebrows at me. I guess this is a losing battle.

"Fine" I sigh and walk towards the changing room. "But I am not going to show you"

"Alex will kill me if she knew I saw you in that before she could."

"True" I laugh.

I make my way into the dressing room and I won't lie, I struggled to actually take my clothes off. I have never wore anything like this in my life. Not only would my mother ever allow me to wear this but again, I don't have the self confidence to wear things like this.

The first few pieces I literally laughed at myself. I couldn't even look at myself. I felt uncomfortable and not sexy at all. My body just doesn't look good in this. Honestly, I looked fat.

Just before I give up and walk out, I take a seat and think about Alex. Even if look ridiculous in the mirror, she will probably love it. She will love whatever I am wearing, but she loves it more when I am wearing nothing at all.

And I'll probably only wear it once or for a very short time because she will rip it off my body.

Maybe I should just suck it up and go for it. I know she won't make fun of me.

At least I'm trying.

I finally pick the three most comfortable pieces and walk out to Lily sitting on the couch playing on her phone. When she looks up, she send me a playful smirk and I just roll my eyes.

I pay for everything and I couldn't make my way out of there quicker. It feels like everyone knows what my plans are. They know someone will get lucky and they are not wrong but it makes me feel uncomfortable.

We get into the car and make our way to my new home. My new home where Alex is waiting for me. I really can't wait to show her my new dress. I don't know if I'll show her the lingerie tonight, I need to build some more courage before that will happen but who knows, maybe with some alcohol in my system I could do it.

"So have you thought about when you and Alex will go to Spain?"

I look at Lily throwing some jelly beans into her mouth and I laugh, she can really eat a lot.

"I don't know." I shrug, we haven't talked about it yet and I am in no rush. "We'll probably stay here for the summer, spend some time with you and Marcelo"

"Awww" she smiles and reaches both her arms over to give me a hug. "You're the sweet-"

A loud bang against the roof of the car cuts her off and we both scream out loud. I clutch the steering wheel and we serve a bit off the side of the road. I pull the breaks and we come to a stop a few feet from a big oak tree.

"What-t the fuck was that?" Lily stutters in a breathless voice.

I still haven't blinked and my heart is racing. I jump in my seat when Lily suddenly touches my hand.

"Are you ok?" she whispers.

"I am ok" I let out the breath I've been holding and fall back into my seat. "What was that?"

"I don't know. Maybe it was a fallen branch or a bird or something."

"Yeah. Probably" I say in short steady breaths as my heart rate comes back to normal. "I hope the car isn't damaged, Alex will kill me"

"No she won't" Lily laughs and opens up her door. "Come let's see"

We both get out of the car and look at the roof of the car. "Not even a scratch" Lily smiles and I feel relieved.

I look around us and we are literally in the middle of the woods. The wind is slightly blowing which makes the fallen branch believable.

I turn around and my heart stops. Just behind Lily is man with dark hair and a beard.

"Lily! Watch out-"

My loud scream was cut off with someone tackling the man to the ground and out of my sight.

"Oh my gosh" I panic and turn to walk around the car but I am stopped by a body. A very familiar body.

"Baby. Are you ok?"

I look up at Alex and my hands clutch onto her shirt for dear life. My heart is racing once again and a few tears have escaped down my cheeks because everything in the last few minutes was just too much for me.

"No." I look around for Lily. My eyes fall on her and too my surprise she is in Marcelo's arms. "What- Who was that? why are you here? There was a-"

"Maya look at me" she cups my face and I see nothing but seriousness in her eyes. "I need you and Lily to take the car and go home. Alana will go with you. You will be safe there."

"What, no?" I frown. Why am I not safe here with her? I don't want to be alone.

"Baby, I can't explain everything right now ok." she says in a pleading voice. "I just need you to go. I will be back before you know it."

"Ale-"

She cuts my trembling lips off with a hard kiss. "Maya, I love you but I need you to go baby ok" she says pushing me towards the car.

I see Lily's parents and Alex's dad talking softly to each other at the back of the car. Lily is also pushed into the passenger seat and Alex has her hands around my waist, doing the same thing.

"Alex, I am scared. Where are you going?" I turn my head to look at her.

I sit down in the backseat and she bends down next to me, wiping a tear from my cheek. "I promise I'll explain everything later. But I need to take care of this right now. But everything will be fine ok" she says in a rushed tone.

Suddenly realization hits me and my breathing stops. When she means taking care of something, it's usually something violent and the only reason she wants me to go home is because something bad can possibly happen to me.

"Is this about what happened to you? Is it the same people who hurt you?"

She sighs and her silence gives me the answer I need. "No, no, no, no" I object and try to get out of the car. I can't let her go into that fight again. She almost died the last time. I won't survive that again.

"Maya, everything will be fine." she smiles softly and kisses my hands. "I love you ok, I'll see you later."

"No Alex wait-"

She rudely cuts my sentence short by shutting the door. "No!" I yell in a loud cry. Before I could even think about opening the door or window Lily's mom pulls away which pushes me back into the seat.

Alex's POV

'No Alex!'

It breaks my heart to hear her cry like that but this is something I have to do. This is the only way to keep her safe. What if I felt her racing heart too late? What if the car went into the tree? What if that asshole grabbed Lily and we were too late?

I can't let that happen again.

Running through the woods on our way to the house where those fuckers live, my eyes are fuming with rage. I don't have a strategy or even know how many they are. Right now my only plan is too ripp them to pieces, I don't care who they are or how hard they plead for mercy.

This ends today.

We get to the farm house and I see a few of them running into the house, screaming for help. Oh gosh I miss the feeling of causing absolute fear in someone. I get to the one door and kick if open with a smile on my face. "Knock knock motherfuckers"

A few of them jump out the window but I know Marcelo is outside and my dad is going towards the back with Andrew.

The first brave one jumps towards me with much determination but my hand wraps around his throat and I watch the last bit of struggle dissappear from his eyes as I ripp his heart out with my other hand. He falls at my feet and I drop his lifeless organ on the ground.

"Anyone else?" I tilt my head at the few standing observers around the room.

A silver arrow comes flying towards my face but I dodge the sharp item and let it come to a stop into the wall behind me. I look forward to find the source of this flying object and my eyes land on a young girl across the room with a bow in her hand. Her eyes are wide with fear and her breathing is rapid.

"Nice try sweetheart" I smirk and in a swift motion I grab the arrow behind me and throw it across the room. She didn't have enough time to run away as the arrow went through her skull.

The next brave one comes from the side but I grab his hand and twist him around before I ripp his head clean of his body. The next one comes running with an axe and I dodge a couple of his lame attempts to cut me open and turn the axe around, slowly pushing it through his stomach. Knowing this won't kill him, I pull the axe out and chop his head off.

Surprisingly, another woman comes running out the back room with a silver spear. Why are there so many women here?

I catch the end of the spear between my hands and smirk at the shock on her face. She obviously doesn't know that silver has no affect on me, shame.

I grab the spear and break it in half. I kick her legs out under her and stab the wooden end into her stomach and the silver point right into her face.

I walk through the rest of the house and kill every one in sight. My eyes are black and I don't think about anything else but the task at hand. I won't leave here until everyone is dead.

I finally get outside and I see my dad and Andrew standing next to a man that is held on his knees, covered in blood. The sight of his face makes me clench my jaw as I step closer to him. He is the leader of this clan and he is the guy who almost killed me.

"Pl-lease princess. I-I am sorry-y" he cries out, blood dripping from his mouth.

I walk closer towards him, thankful my dad let me have the chance to kill him. Obviously he could kill all of them without breaking a sweat but this was my fight. Killing him is my job, my way to get justice for his betrayal.

I bend down to meet his fearful and pleading eyes.

"I-I sor-rry" he cries out

I grab his jaw and he screams in fear. "I don't give a fuck how sorry you are."

Slowly but surely I tighten my grip around her jaw. He starts screaming louder and louder with each passing second. I feel his jaw crack in my hands and the blood flows from his mouth.

I didn't want to torture anyone but the pain in his screams and the fear in his eyes, makes me want to cut his body into tiny pieces while he watches.

He is the reason I almost died. He is the reason Maya saw something that I wished she never had. He is the reason Maya had to give me her blood without any explanation from me. I wanted to explain. I wanted the first time to be special and absolutely painless, not with a fucking knife to her wrist.

She was scared and confused because of this asshole.

"Alex!"

I am shaken from my thoughts by my father's thick, raspy voice. I know why he is calling on me. This wasn't the deal and he hates torturing.

I relax my hand around his jaw and his mouth falls open like it's only made of skin. He screams bloody murder but I don't care.

Having enough of his useless crying and pleading, I stand up and walk towards the house. Within seconds I have the axe in my hands and make my way back. "Pick him up" I order Marcelo and Andrew seeing that he is laying down.

They obey my order and help him back on his knees. He looks up at me and I can tell he is in so much pain, he might pass out.

I clench my jaw, swing the axe high above my head and slice the piece of metal right down the middle of his body. Blood splatters all over my body but the sight of his body slit in half makes it all worth it.

I throw the axe on the ground and take a few deep breaths.

"Feel better now?"

I look at my father who seems pleased at least and I nod before resting my hands on my knees.

"Go get cleaned up, we will take care of this." he says with a light pat on my back.

Without a second thought I rip the bloody clothes from my body and run away from the scene. After a few minutes I finally reach the lake and jump right in. A breath of relief leaves my body and I close my eyes for a few seconds, just to calm myself down.

I didn't spend much time at the lake because I know Maya is stressed out and confused back at the house. So just in my underwear, I quickly make my way back to the house.

It's already dark outside but as I turn the corner I see my beautiful Maya sitting on the steps outside, wearing my sweater and her fluffy slippers. She keeps looking around and I have no doubt she is waiting for me.

As I step closer and into the light, her eyes meet mine and she jumps up running to me. I catch her mid-air and she wraps her legs around my waist. "Oh my gosh, I am so glad you're back" she breathes out against my neck.

"Everything is ok baby" I whisper and walk her back to the house. As I reach the steps, I let her down but she clings onto my neck.

"Are you ok?" she whispers, wiping a fallen tear from her eyes before she checks my body for any scars or bruises.

"I am fine baby" I smile and kiss her forehead. "I am sorry for leaving you like that. Are you mad at me?"

"No" she shakes her head. "I was just scared and confused. I didn't know what was going on. I ask Lily's mom but she only said something about people following us and I-"

"Let's go inside and I'll explain everything." I cup her face, talking in a loving tone.

"Ok" she whispers with a small smile.

I take her hand and lead her inside.

"I can't remember a time when you came home fully clothed." she laughs behind me as we walk up the steps.

"I only do it for you" I smirk back at her.

We make it to the room and I jump in the shower while Maya has taken her place on the bathroom counter. I answered all her questions and I explained everything that happened today, from the guy who followed them to the moment I killed the last one. I didn't go into all the specific details about they way I killed everyone because she doesn't need to know that. I sometimes don't like that violent side of me.

But I was completely honest with all the questions she asked.

I get out the shower and wrap my the towel around my body. "How was your mall day? Did you buy something for yourself?"

"Oh my gosh yes, I got a new dress." she gasps with excitement written all over her face. "I totally forgot about that" she hops off the counter. "I want to show you but go wait in the room." she smiles and pushes me halfway out the door.

"Baby wait" I laugh. "Can I get dressed first?"

"Oh yeah sure" she laughs "but take your clothes and dress in there."

I only laugh and makes my way to the closet to get my clothes.

"Oh my gosh baby. I really hope you will like it" she giggles at the doorway.

"I know I will" I smile and give her a quick kiss before I respect her wishes about getting out of there.

I get dressed and make myself comfortable on the bed. I lay back against the headboard and let out a deep relieving breath. I am really glad she isn't mad at me and that she is ok with everything. I told her I wanted too talk to her before all of this happened but under the circumstances, I couldn't and she understood completely.

I am just glad all of this is done, now I don't have to worry about someone hurting her. The word probably spread about the killings and now hopefully everyone fears me. Especially when it comes to Maya, they shouldn't even try coming near her.

"Ok baby, you ready?"

I smile at her sweet voice coming from the closet.

"Very much"

I hear her footsteps and I turn my head to see her walking out with a beautiful black dress. Along with my jaw, it drops just about knee height in length and the straps are thin and delicate just like her. It's just a normal ordinary dress but she looks absolutely stunning in it.

In a quick motion I make my way to the edge of the bed, unable to take my eyes off her. "Maya you look....gorgeous " I say in a breathless voice.

"Really?" she blushes with a hint of disbelief. Why does she do that? She doesn't believe she is beautiful and amazing. If only she could see herself through my eyes.

"Come here" I reach out my hand for her to take. I pull her closer that she stands between my legs, resting her arms on my shoulders.

I look up at her and place my hands softly at the back of her thighs. "Baby you look beautiful and you are so beautiful."

"Thank you" she whispers and looks down with a blush on her cheeks. "I am really happy you like it"

"My favorite person wearing my favorite color, how could I not?" I smile and rub up and down her legs.

She smiles and leans down to kiss me. The kiss is soft and I can feel her flustered smile against my lips. I can only assume she is kissing me to hide her slightly red face.

I feel her tongue grazing my bottom lip and she softly sneaks it past my lips. However the kiss doesn't get deeper than that. It's just our tongues, gently rubbing against each other. Her lips are so soft but in total control against mine.

I love kissing her more than anything else in the world. I could sit like this the whole night and just fully appreciate her lips. Nothing more and nothing less. Just the slow rhythm of a sweet and loving make-out session with my one true love.

She slightly pulls away and her forehead rests down against mine. "Thank you for saving me....again." she chuckles.

"I will always protect you Maya"

"I know" she whispers and closes the gap for another kiss. "I think I know of a way to thank you for today."

"Oh yeah?" I smile.

"Yes." she pulls away from me. "You get into bed while I get changed. I'll be right back."

I do as she says like the good girlfriend I am and listen to her scrambling around in the closet.

"Ok close your eyes" she yells.

"No" I laugh.

"Please baby just close your eyes." she whines.

"Ok, ok" I sigh in defeat. "They are closed" I say and close my eyes.

I hear her walk closer, then she runs and literally jumps on the bed. I frown, still keeping my eyes closed. "What are you doing?" I laugh.

"I am giving you something that you really like. Ok open your eyes"

I slowly open my eyes and find her in bed next to me, covers pulled up to her chin. At first I frown, not knowing what's going on but after a few seconds a huge smile spreads across my face.

She only covers herself like that when she is completely naked. She knows how much I love sleeping naked with her and I know she is vulnerable and shy about it but she is doing this for me.

I immediately sit up, pull my shirt and pants off, leaving me naked before I slowly bring my body in contact with hers.

"Oh my gosh yes" I moan out in satisfaction.

She giggles and snuggles into me with her head in my neck and her one arm over my chest. I feel her hand reach up to touch my cheek and she lays soft kisses on my skin.

I close my eyes and just take it all in. The warmth of her body and the tingles I feel in mine is the best thing in the world. The involuntary reaction my body creates when I am close to her, when I feel and hold her it's just mind blowing.

Just an hour ago I was ripping bodies apart without a care in the world. I was so angry that I couldn't think straight. And now, with a simple touch, the beautiful smile of my girl and her body in my arms, I feel calm as the ocean.

"Are you ok baby?" she whispers in my ear and I turn my head to look at her with a smile on my face.

"On top of the world"

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