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9
LILA
There always comes a time in your life when your
tenacity is tested, and when that happens, you have
two choices: you either run away with your tail
tucked between your legs, or you stand up for yourself.
Maddox has been playing me, pushing and pushing until
I reached the end of my rope and snapped. He wanted to
remind me he had the power to make me lose control.
He craved the hunt, to be the hunter – the predator, to
be at the top of the food chain, doling out punishments as
he deemed necessary.
Being an asshole was his way of living, I guessed he
didn’t know how to be anything else.
He knew exactly how to make his victims feel small to
the extent that all you can do is cower away.
My blood pumped hot. Shaking away the terror and fury
coursing through my veins, I stood up. Maddox pulled away
and came up to his feet, too, standing to his full height. The
crooked grin plastered on his face infuriated me, but I
channeled all my frustration.
“What do you want from me, Maddox?”
He raised one perfect eyebrow, without saying a word,
shoving his hands in the pockets of his jeans and rocking
back on his feet, quite nonchalantly.