Maya

"Let me go, Maximus," I fought against his firm grasp, my resolve waning as fear clawed its way through me. Each breath felt labored, each word and thought stifled by the suffocating horror of the moment.

"Never," He chuckled, inhaling my scent, causing goosebumps to ripple across my skin. Sensations erupted, stirring within me, leaving a trail of revulsion that coursed through every fiber, a loathing of my own...self.

They were right. They aimed to instil disgust ...