Chapter 1: A night stand

In the luxurious presidential suite of the hotel, soft light from the bedside lamp casted shadows across the room revealing the scattered clothes like fallen leaves on the king-sized bed and a head of long black hair was splayed across the grey pillows.

 

  The man leaned closer to her ear, causing his fresh breath to brush her pale skin in the process while he sucked on her sensitive spot causing Ava's moans to grow louder.

 

"Oh!" Ava gasped as the waves of pleasure rolled over her while she approached the pinnacle of ecstasy.

 

 The air in the room was heavy with the scent of sex and sweat, a heady and musky aroma, carrying with it the hint of something more illicit.  For a moment, the duo felt like they were on a different kind of high -- the feeling of being drugged.

 

 Their moans and groans filled coupled with the slapping sounds of skins echoed in the supposed silent room.

 

 "Humm..." Ava moaned in so much pleasure and the man grinned, increasing the pace of his rough thrust.

 

  Little did they know, a tiny pinhole camera was discreetly nestled in the ceiling, recording their every move while their voices added to the sensory overload of the situation. It was as if they were in a world of their own, oblivious to everything else around them.

   

The man leaned in again, giving her earlobe a gentle bite.

  "Uhm.." Ava groaned helplessly, throwing her head backwards.

 

  After a night of steamy passion, the man withdrew from her with one final, forceful thrust, leaving her with the aftermath of his release without a second thought.

 He smirked, collapsing tiredly to the other side of the bed while their heavy breaths dominated the atmosphere.

 

Ava flashed a weak smile, closing her eyes but still wasn't in her right state of mind. The effects of the substance on them both made them still hot and active and within a twinkle of an eye, they both drifted off into sleep.

 

 Ava woke up the next morning with a pounding headache and a feeling of dread in the pit of her stomach.

 Her eyes widened in seeing herself in that state --Naked with stains of her own blood. The man wasn't by her side anymore but the sound of the running faucet in the bathroom gave a hint of his whereabouts.

 

  "Oh my.." she gasped, trying hard to remember what had happened but could only have a vague recollection of a man's face, his features and indistinct.

 

  "Tell me I didn't do this" her eyes widened and slowly, she removed the duvet from her body. Her eyes widened more as realisation hit her like a ton of bricks.

 

 She felt dirty and ashamed, covering her mouth with her white palm to control the urge not to scream while bursting into tears.

    "Oh Ava, you're so doomed" her subconscious mind cried.

 

“A nightstand with a stranger..!!” her mind screamed while her tears fell freely.

   

  "I need to get out of here.. " she voiced with a racing heart and with that, she quickly gathered her things, slipping them on as fast as she could.

 

  The lamp fell in the process of her carelessness, shattering immediately but that was the least of her worries at the moment. she grabbed her slippers and ran from the room, not wanting to meet the man when he comes out of the bathroom.

 

The sound of the running water stopped a few seconds later and with that, the creaking sound of the bathroom door followed, revealing him with an expression and consciousness much different from last night's.

 

  His eyes were cold and hard with dangerous aura surrounding him. He scanned the room with his darkened eyes but found no traces of her except the shattered lamp and partially closed door

 

His tightened his fists as his temples pounded in rage.

 

  "Just wait till I get my hands on you. You'll regret making me lose my mind to do this" he said with so much disgust and burning rage.

 

 

Getting home, Ava managed to walk properly despite the pain she was feeling between her legs.

 

"Mum, the bitch is here!" Her stepsister, Charlotte shouted on sighting her and Ava's heart began to race faster than normal.

 

  'They must have wondered where I was through out the night..' she thought, picking on her fingers fearfully.

Charlotte reappeared with her mother, Vivian and the duo walked towards her with a laptop in Charlotte's hands.

 

 "Where are you coming from?" Vivian asked with a smirk and Ava gulped hard.

"From the bar you sent me to last night" she managed to reply.

 

  "Where were you all night?!" Charlotte questioned and Ava's eyes widened as she began playing the sex video. Hearing her own moans made her wish to be swallowed up by the ground.

  "How did they get this!" She gasped, knowing she's a dead meat.

 

  "Fucking my fiance!!" Charlotte yelled and she flinched, receiving an ear-splitting slap from her.

 “Your finance?” Ava thought surprisingly. The stranger is her stepsister's man.

  "No.. I was.., I was…" She stuttered and in a blink, they were already on top of her, beating her mercilessly without minding how pale and thin she looked.

 

  "I swear, I was not in my right state of mind!!" Ava screamed as the whole part of her body stung.

  "You bloody liar, how dare you!" Vivian seethed in rage, hitting her with all stuffs she got to lay her hands upon.

 

"You're nothing but a shameless whore, just like your mother!" Vivian added, slapping her continuously

 

"You deserve to be buried amongst the carcasses of dead animals" Charlotte breathed in fury and suddenly Ava ran out of their grip, crying loudly as memories from last night began rushing.

 

"You planned this, didn't you?. You offered me that drink at the bar, pulling me into the room and suddenly, you were nowhere to be found. He came in with and I couldn't resist. The sexual desire was uncontrollable!" She cried, surprising them a bit. They didn't expect her to recollect the incidence this fast.

 

 "What evidence do you have.. huh!" Charlotte attempted to deny and Ava cried still feeling the effects of the hit and her sore middle.

 "You have the record don't you?, It's damn obvious!" She shouted.

 

 "Don't you ever talk to me that way again? Whether I planned it or not, you should be punished for sleeping with my man" Charlotte said meanly and with that, she rushed to her and hit her head several times on the wall while Ava's tears fell freely.

 

  "I hate you! Just die!!" Charlotte screamed, hitting her head continuously on the wall with so much fury.

 

As much as Ava wanted to fight back, she couldn't due to her weakness, and suddenly, darkness consumed her, and her body became limbless.

 

  "Go to hell!" She spat, throwing her limb body on the floor and attempted to punch her belly but Vivian stopped her immediately, grabbing her arm.

 

  "She passed out already… ''