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After making that deal with Stephano, my heart finally calmed down. I could smell an impending bloodshed ànd I wanted to keep Maya as far as possible from everything. I can't take it if something really happened to her. I know that if that did happen, the last bit of my sanity would have been eroded away.

After going back to the room, Maya was still awake, seemingly not sleepy at all. Walking to the bed, I laid down next to her, pulling her into my arms.

"Honey? You don't look okay, what happened?"

I smiled and looked at the girl in my arms. Her eyes were looking up and down my face, trying to discern what was wrong. She seemed to Know me even when I tried to conceal my emotions, she would still figure out if I'm in a bad mood or not.

" My heart feels unsettled, can you help me feel better, wife?" I murmured, kissing her lips passionately.

Her lips were soft ànd sweet. She had this power to awaken the beast inside me.

Maya didn't reply but instead, her hands roamed all over my body. I