I had just finished wiped down the counter for what felt like a hundredth time . The florescent lights of my little shop buzzed faintly and my aching shoulders reminded that another long day had past .
Tomorrow there will be more work , more bills and my son waiting for me with the tried smile . But tonight I just wanted to lock the door and breathe.
Stepping outside the night had hit me , crisp and sharp . The streets were quiet . The kind of quiet that made every sound feel louder.
A soft , strangled cry cut through the silence . My heart skipped . It come from the alley beside the shop .
I forze for a second . My mind screaming at me to igrone it - but something inside of me wouldn't let me .
I hurried toward the sound , each step tentative , my hand gripping the umbrella I carried . And then I saw her .
A woman ,pinned against the brick wall . Her black hair fall over her shoulder , her sharp eyes are wide with alarm . The man holding her had a rough grip and his intentions were clear in the way his hands lingered .
" Hey , Let her go " I yelled my voice trembling despite my determination.
The man turned toward me , startled, and loosen his hold . I swung the umbrella with my all strength and it hit him squarely .
He grunted and stumbled backward then bloted into the darkness. Leaving trail of uneasy silence.
The woman didn't move immediately. She stayed pressed against the wall . Her gaze fixed on me .
There is something more in her eyes -- intense ,icy and unreadable.
I felt shiver down on my spine. I wasn't sure if it was fear or fascination .
" You're safe now . " I whispered stepping closer my heart racing .
Then without warning she lean forward . I barely had a time to reacted to her movement.
Her lips touched mine , brushes against each other . My body froze my mind screaming at me to pull away .
But there was strange warmth beneath her coldness a pull I couldn't resist . His lips were firm , insistent yet fleeing . When she pulled back , she looked at me with her sharp black eyes, unreadable and like an predatory .
" Hey.... What's your name ? " I stammered my cheeks burning red .
She gave nothing away , Instead ,she straightened her coat , and turned away .
Her movement were elegant , deliberate and yet distant . The cold night seemed to follow her as she walked into the shadow that leaving me , standing there , my heart pounding, mind spinning.
I shallowed hard clutching her umbrella like a lifeline . Who was she ? And why did it she feel like ..... Something about her eyes .....?
I shook my head trying to force my sense into my racing thought . But deep down a single undeniable truth settled in my chest : tonight my life had just changed ....
And I had no idea how dangerous and thrilling it was about to become .