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!’

“I know you spent the night with a man in a hotel room! How dare you lie to

from Maisie’s face. It was a picture of a man

nag at her. “Zee, how could you embarrass the family like this? Even if you are

completely startled. What

been unconscious

as she suspected, Willow would 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 drink

growled, “Willow is your big sister. Don’t you dare blame her for

‘Sister?’

her father’s accusations, Maisie clenched both her fists tightly until they trembled. Her mother should have known that her father was an

her mother’s passing, even before her ashes had turned cold, he would remarry so quickly with Leila

for years now. She would act a certain way in front of their father and turn into something else behind him. Never did it ever occur

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! The Vanderbilt could do better without a shameless wretch like you

“Dad, a-are

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

catch Willow sneering back at her along with her father’s untrusting grimace. She could not

she reached out an arm and offered to help with the luggage. But instead, her

add a little something

what you wanted by worming your way into

her eyes. “Why am I the illegitimate child when you get to be the crown jewel of the

her phone in front

the media and risk ruining your

ever

stared back blankly. She loosened her clenched fists. She hauled her luggage off the ground with a stiff look on her