Chapter Fourteen

ARIA

‘I didn’t know you were such a whore.’

‘…after all, you fucked a stranger on your first day here.’

Maximo’s cruel words continued to ring in my head as I lay in bed. He was right. I was cheap and worthless. How could I even let him touch me after he kidnapped me and had plans to kill me later in the future? How could I let him touch me with the same hand that he has used to kill a countless number of people? How could I even get aroused by a man who had that much blood on his hands?

I felt disgusted with myself. My mother would definitely be ashamed of me.

My head turned to gaze outside the window. It had gotten dark outside. I could see some stars twinkling in the sky

My thoughts were distracted when the room door was pushed open. My heart skipped a beat. I said a silent prayer, hoping it was not Maximo. I wasn’t sure I could handle seeing him after what happened and the things he’d said yesterday.

I released a relieved breath as I saw that it was Maria.

“Good morning,” she gree