The Stalk Club
“They collapsed on the bed beside each other, bathed in sweat and temporarily unaware of the cold air inside the apartment. Manuel, breathing heavily, smiled at her wholeheartedly and completely. She smiled back, knowing that he had fallen hard for her and would do whatever she asked of him, he had proven that already.
It had been easier than she expected. When she first came into contact with Manuel Torres, a twist of fear had knotted inside her stomach. His face seemed so hard and implacab...le. It was rare for her to feel fear and it gave her a small thrill while it lasted. However it hadn’t taken long for her to realise that his face was just a mask, similar to the many different masks she had worn over the years when she wanted or needed to be someone else. His was a mask worn for protection, developed during his seven years in prison where he learned to show little or no emotion, more specifically no weakness, so that the gaze of the lions that hunted in packs within those walls passed over him and turned their attention elsewhere.MoreLess
It had been easier than she expected. When she first came into contact with Manuel Torres, a twist of fear had knotted inside her stomach. His face seemed so hard and implacab...le. It was rare for her to feel fear and it gave her a small thrill while it lasted. However it hadn’t taken long for her to realise that his face was just a mask, similar to the many different masks she had worn over the years when she wanted or needed to be someone else. His was a mask worn for protection, developed during his seven years in prison where he learned to show little or no emotion, more specifically no weakness, so that the gaze of the lions that hunted in packs within those walls passed over him and turned their attention elsewhere.MoreLess
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