TRIGGER WARNING: This chapter contains scenes of abuse. Reader discretion is advised.
Maggie wakes up in a sweat as she usually does when dreaming about Mason. What started out as one hell of a ride, turned into her worst nightmare. She takes a shower and gets ready for work, but the medication is still slightly affecting her, and she feels numb after her night of not sleeping well.
When the message from Max comes through, demanding a date, she goes as far as blocking his number so he can’t reach her for the rest of the day. Unfortunately, he isn’t going to give up and when he calls on the office phone, she has to speak to him.
“Max, please. I can’t talk right now. I have to work.”
“Well, if you come back home, you won’t have to work another day in your life.” She rolls her eyes. She’s
