The Three Little Guardian Angels

As Maisie gradually regained her consciousness, all she could feel was her splitting headache and the throbbing pain all through her body, as if she had just been hit by a car. She furrowed her brows at the unease, but she could not find the strength to shrug it off.

She could barely make out the silhouette of the man in the dark but could smell the unique fragrance of Gucci cologne, lightly wafting through the air.

The man stayed silent the entire time while he pressed his body against her, kissing and nibbling her slender neck…

As dawn crept up, the morning sun shone in.

Maisie suddenly opened her eyes. She was astonished to find herself naked in bed with a stranger lying next to her. He had his back turned against her.

Maisie’s face turned pale as flashbacks of the night before suddenly came back rushing back to her. It was not a dream after all!

How had she ended up here?

All Maisie could recall from last night was that she had been celebrating her birthday with Willow. After taking a few sips of the sangria Willow had brought to her, she passed out!

Could it be that her drink had been spiked!?

Maisie gnashed her teeth and walked out of bed. With every ounce of composure within her, she tried to remain as calm as she could. She swiftly slipped on her clothes from last night, tidied herself up, and fled. She needed to get home immediately so that she could talk to Willow and find out what had happened!

*****

When Maisie reached home, she saw her father sitting on the sofa waiting for her. Stephen asked with a calm expression, “Where were you last night?”

Maisie pursed her lips, thinking about the events of last night before finally replying, “I fell asleep in a friend’s house.”

‘Bam!’

the table, he roared furiously, “I know you spent the night with a man in a

from Maisie’s face. It was a picture of a man she did not recognize,

Maisie and pretended to nag at her. “Zee,

completely startled. What did she

been unconscious

never be so kind as to celebrate her birthday for her. It had all been a set-up! Maisie tried to explain herself, “Dad, listen, I was out celebrating my birthday with Willow. There was something in the

pointed his finger at her, and growled, “Willow is

‘Sister?’

accusations, Maisie clenched both her fists tightly until they trembled. Her mother should have known that her father was an unfaithful man. He had been keeping a

quickly with Leila Scott? What had come as a greater surprise

their father and turn into something else behind him. Never did it ever occur to Maisie that Willow would try

planning to pass on Vaenna Jewelry to you when you finally came of age, but y-you… I can’t believe you pulled such a stunt to tarnish the family name! I never want to see your face again!

a-are

the mug he was holding right at her feet. “Get the hell

with her father’s untrusting grimace. She could not help

her. Pretending to be sweet, she reached out an arm and offered to help with the luggage. But instead, her reaching hand was

her, Willow finally showed her true colors. “I’ll be honest with you. I did add a little something into that drink last night. I’m guessing

chewed on her lips. “You and Leila got what you wanted by

I want is your status!” Willow walked right up to her and stared fiercely into her eyes. “Why am I the illegitimate child when you get to be the crown jewel of the Vanderbilts? You were born noble and

in front of

to the media and risk ruining

don’t ever

clenched fists. She hauled her luggage off the ground with a stiff