Chapter 469: Struggles!
Natalie could not breath for a few seconds and then she gasped for air while holding the counter tightly. The bottle had long fallen on the ground. She closed her panicked eyes.
"He is not one of them. He is not." she chanted to herself. But her trembling body did not listen to him.
Max was too close to her that was enveloped in his minty breath. It made her panic. She remembered the time when she was tied and many men took. Their smell, their warmth, their touch. It never left her body. She could feel their hands touching her. Her skin crawled and the pain rose in her belly. She took hurried breaths but it did not relax her. She felt pain.
Max watched her from his kitchen. His hands clenched into a fist. He had brought her here to make sure he could help her with her nightmares. But now, he was the one to bring them. How could he be so foolish!
How he wanted to go and help her, but he could not. She had to face them herself. The smell of burning was strong but Nat didn’t move and Max kept staring at her from his room until she stood up.
She wiped her eyes and splashed cold water on her face. Only then did Max blinked and came out of the room with a frown on his face.
"Something is burning. No?" Nat looked back at him with vigilant eyes. It took her a few seconds to understand what he was saying and then Nat’s eyes widened. As if the smell had never reached her. She ran to check the pasta that had long turned into a coal. Her hands burnt while holding the spoon.
"Aah!" the spoon fell from her hands and tears formed in her eyes. Max instinctively took a step closer with widened eyes but he paused before walking too close.
"You can not hold the burning spoon." he sounded helpless. He had held her hand in the kitchen but he did not know if he could do it here, where they were alone. Would Emma be a better choice?