Stephen's POVMaya slapped my hand away from her face with enough force to knock my arm aside.Her chest heaved, her eyes wide with a mixture of shock, betrayal and white-hot fury.Without uttering another word, she scrambled up from the ground, turned around and fled out of the bathroom.Standing there, the adrenaline of the chemical slowly receded from my veins.I heard the patter of her footsteps across the bedroom floor, followed by the door swinging open and slamming shut down the hallway.She was gone.I let out a slow breath, running a hand over my face. The haze of the drug cleared, leaving behind the reality of what had just happened. I had crossed a line.The cruel words I had thrown at her echoed in my own head. I hadn't meant them, they were pulled from the darkest, most possessive corners of my consciousness but the damage was done.To be fair, this wasn't the first time Maya heard those particular words from me or anyone else but this time, the timing was off. I did it r
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