"I never thought I'd say this, but....for the love of God, speak!" I finally said after several hours of silence between me and Acker.

We sat in the kitchen and ate, but he didn't look at me since I got up. For some reason, it's pissing me off.

"Sometimes it's impossible to keep your mouth shut, and I've always taken that as punishment from God. But when you're quiet, it's even worse. Yell at me for sneaking out of the apartment before you woke up. That I didn't let you know where I was but just say something."

If there is going to be silence for a little longer I will stick the cutlery, that I have in my hand, in his face just for fun. Maybe then he would finally speak.

"What do you want me to say?" He continued to eat without looking at me. "You want to put yourself in a situation where you're not safe, suit yourself. I thought you had more sense, but apparently I was wrong." He took another bite of pasta in his mouth.

"Nothing happened to me," I muttered under my breath.

"If something happened, it would be too late. Why do you want me to talk when you don't listen to what I say anyway? Or answer my questions?"

"You didn't ask me anything." Really Maya? How did you think this conversation would go now?

"Where have you been all day?" He put the cutlery on the table and finally looked at me. "That's a question." I didn't answer him, I just looked at him silently. "That's what I thought." He snorted.

I won't talk to him about Christian. It would hurt and I know Acker would start to look at me differently. With pity in his eyes that would get on my nerves every second of my life.

It's enough for me that Julie looks at me like that at this time. I don't need him to do the same.

"You expect me to just accept it and move on? What if something happened to you? Do you know who would be to blame?" Him. "Theo wouldn't forget it. He'd never forgive me."

I feel bad.

Why do I feel bad?

Maybe because you're a bad person.

Oh, thank you, my consciousness. I appreciate it.

"I'm glad you're okay, but that doesn't change the fact that something could have happened."

I had no answer to that. None that would calm him down.

I could tell him the whole story, maybe he would understand, maybe not. But in the process, I would destroy myself. No, thanks.

"At least you could say what was so important that you left. But that's not going to happen, is it? Because you're too tough to talk about the things that matter."

Okay, I feel like he's starting to attack me. I don't like it.

"When we were young, you were always the more responsible one, even for your age. You followed all the rules and obeyed all the orders. But now it's like if someone tells you not to do something, you do it on purpose. Does it give you some kind of satisfaction? Do you enjoy going against everyone and proving you're right? Because I really don't get it, Maya. I really fucking don't." He shook his head, his face full of disappointment.

"How could you?" I snorted. "You weren't here when I lost everything. You don't know anything about me." How dare he tell me how to behave?

"Then why don't you tell me the whole story so I can still tell you what you're doing is stupid and naive?"

"That's exactly why." I pointed my finger at him. "You wouldn't understand it even if I gave you a two-hundred-page manual." I put my hands on the edge of the table and moved away. I stood up and left the plates on the table behind me before walking back to my room.

I should have been quiet.

Why did I even think of talking to him?



I'm pissed at Maya. Who wouldn't be, after the stunt she pulled?

Something could have happened to her. Theo would never forgive me.

I wouldn't forgive myself.

I promised she would be safe, but she still slipped through my fingers and I didn't know where to start looking for her. Julie didn't help me either, even though she said she didn't know where she was. I'm pretty sure she was lying.

I decided not to let her out of my sight. That means I'm sleeping on the couch again. There's no way she's going anywhere now without my knowledge.

I was against her idea of going out today, but she didn't care. She got dressed, in a fucking tight dress, and I had to follow her to some club.

She is totally wasted. I don't know how she can even dance in those high shoes.

I watch her every step from the table. Views of all the guys on the floor. She attracts all the attention.

Why wouldn't she, when her black, satin dress goes higher and higher on her ass with every move.

It also doesn't help when she moves her hands around her body and raises them on purpose. As if the attention she already has is not enough for her.

It was only a matter of time before someone got attached to her and started dancing with her. In the beginning, she was still able to drive them away, but now she is too drunk.

I poured the contents of my glass into myself and stood up as some guy latched onto her back.

I walked past all the sweaty people, the stench of alcohol nearly knocked me over before I got to her.

I grabbed the six-foot guy by the shoulder and pulled him away from her. "Fuck off." I said over the loud music.

He didn't object, he just snorted and shook his head before turning to another woman.

"What are you doing?" I turned to Maya who had her arms crossed over her chest. "I was enjoying myself."

"I think you've had enough for today. We're leaving." I grabbed her hand to pull her out of there by force, but she slipped away.

"I'll leave when I want to." She frowned. "And stop pushing all the guys away."

"Maya." I took a step towards her and bent my head to her ear so she could hear me. "If another guy so much as touches you, I'll deliver his hands in a box to your room. If you touch any guy here, I'll deliver his head." I pulled away with a smile on my face. "Theo's orders. No one is to touch his little sister while you are under my watch."

That's not exactly true. I mean, I'd do it if anyone touched her today, but it's not Theo's orders. He didn't say anything about it, but I'm sure he wouldn't mind.

Maya didn't look surprised. I just threatened to kill someone and she doesn't mind at all. Does she think I'm kidding? I got my hand dirty from time to time, this isn't something I couldn't handle.

"So let's go." I gestured towards the exit, but Maya didn't even move.

She studied my face carefully and the corner of her mouth lifted into a naughty smile.

She reached out to her side and grabbed the hand of a woman next to her. She pulled her close, their chests bumped and Maya grabbed the back of her head to keep her from falling.

"With your permission." She smiled and pulled the woman by the nape of her neck until their lips met.

After a few seconds they pulled away, their faces still close together. The woman across from Maya looked slightly taken aback, but that quickly passed as she now kissed her in exchange.

Fire flowed through my veins like never before. I clenched my fists so I wouldn't break the nearest guy's mouth, just because it might calm me down.

I reached out to Maya and grabbed her wrist tightly. I pulled them apart, breaking their kiss. After already putting some distance between them, I heard her shout, "thank you!".

My grip on her wrist only tightened, I don't care if I leave a bruise on her. She deserves to bend her over my knee and be spanked until she has red hand prints of my hand all over her ass, right here in front of the bar.

Without saying a word, I dragged her away and headed for the nearest cab on the side of the sidewalk. I got in, but before that, I sat her down and gave the driver the address.

I couldn't help but notice Maya's winning smile the whole way. Even with her eyes closed.

I knew we weren't supposed to go anywhere. Maya will do anything just to piss me off. I wouldn't be surprised if this was her plan.

We got out of the taxi and walked towards the building. We stopped in the elevator and I pressed her floor.

"Wait!" I heard a man's voice and held the elevator doors that were closing. "Thanks, man." He said breathlessly as he got on.

I just nodded and stepped back so that I could lean my back against the wall of the elevator.

"Maya." The guy smiled.

"Felix." Maya drunkenly smiled back at him.

They didn't say anything more, but Felix slid his gaze down to her exposed thighs and adjusted his tie as if he had swallowed badly.

You have got to be fucking kidding me.

I snorted quietly and walked over to Maya who was looking at me confused. I grabbed the edges of her dress and pulled it down as low as possible, but that almost made her boobs fall out. "This fucking dress," I muttered under my breath and took off my jacket. I threw it over her shoulders and leaned back, throwing daggers into the back of the guy in front of us.

He got off one floor early and I couldn't wait for the door to Maya's floor to open so we could get off.

I unlocked the door and entered with Maya at my heels. I locked back behind us and found her by the counter, leaning against it while taking off her shoes. Unsuccessfully, I might point out.

I should really get paid for this.

I walked over to her and knelt in front of her so I could put them down for her. I didn't dare look up because if I did, I would see everything under that fucking dress.

I felt her hand on my chin and she forced me to look at her face. "You look good on your knees. Has anyone ever told you that?" She spoke with a laugh and I just clenched my jaw and stood up.

"Go to bed," I instructed her.

"So bossy." She raised her hands to my chest and placed them there. "No fun with you today."

"Go to bed before I do something we'll both regret in the morning."

"And what is that?" She bit her lip and looked at me from under her big eyelashes.

"Stop teasing me, Maya." I said between my teeth.

"Ugh, no fun." She rolled her eyes and took her hands off me. She threw off my jacket and pressed it to my chest. "If you'll excuse me, I need to release some tension." She slipped past me to her room.

Did she just say what I think she said?

Fucking hell.

I threw my jacket over the counter and braced myself on it before looking down at my erection.

What the fuck is wrong with me?

This should not be happening. Maya is Theo's little sister. Pain in my ass. She's nine years younger for God's sake!

I shouldn't even think about it, but yet I am. I'm sick.

I squeezed the ends of the counter until my hands ached as I heard muffled moans from her room.

Oh fuck. Shit.

Ah!

I broke away from the counter and locked myself in the bathroom. I turned on the cold water and crawled under it as fast as I could, trying to block out the sounds coming from Maya's room.

I closed my eyes to not think about it, but it only got worse. I started imagining her.

Her laying on the bed with her legs spread while she touches herself. Her back arched, the other hand on her bare breasts, playing with her hard nipples. The sound of her wetness between her legs.

With my head under the running water and my hands on the wall, I heard her again. Her sweet moans slowly grew louder.

One of my hands slipped from the wall and I grabbed my hardened cock.

I slowly circled my tip before my breath caught in my throat.

This is bad. I shouldn't be doing this.

And yet you keep touching yourself.

I slowly ran my hand down my entire length, torturing myself because what I'm doing is not right.

I tilted my head back, my eyes still closed, imagining Maya as she climaxed.

My stomach muscles tightened and I tried to hold back my moans.

I came all over my hand not long after hearing Maya squeal in pleasure.

"Something is wrong with me. Really wrong." I said to myself with a heavy breath.