Prologue

"Meet me in the Gavinson at 12:00 midnight."

The note left for Amber , read. It was posted in the metal door of her fridge. When she came from her work , the note welcomed her. It was left by her husband , Terry , whom recently felt too distant to her. She is beyond happy that he finally give her a chance to talk over what seem to be the cause of their lovers quarrel when she in fact can't tell any reason rather than her taking too much hours on work than attending her husbands needs and wants. She was too busy in work that she almost forgot her responsibility as a wife.

At the remaining hours before the meeting , she ensure she wore the best makeup to add beauty to her face. She want to make it up to him. She wore the best dress she had , the one her husband bought as a give for her during her recent birthday. Her husband always praises her looking utterly beautiful in that dress. Tonight , she hope he still had that in his mind. Not even without a little change.

"Amber!." The 21 year old , the girl next door , Eurydice , Eury for short , which she considered her little sister , greeted her as she ran down to catch a taxi to Gavinson.

"Hi. Eury." She answered kissing her cheek

"Where are you going?." Eury asked wondering where could she be at this late hour.

"I'm meeting Terry at the Gavinson." she answered giggling like a teen meeting her crush.

After Eury sent her with a words of good luck. Amber immediately hurried off.

Before the clock ticks to 12. She is already at Gavinson. Their favorite hotel and restaurant to dine in during special occasions. It is a five star hotel situated in the center of the busy city.

Her husband already make a reservation. She excitedly went to the room reserved for under her name. She was a a little bit disappointed to not see her husband inside. Guess like she's too early.

Waiting for him , she checked her makeup and everything. During the process , she found another note in the bed. It instruct her to drink the glass of red wine left in the table as Terry noted he has something to buy for her and need to momentarily leave. He will be back in no time he added in the postscript.

Consumed by unexplained excitement , she went on gulping the whole glass of alcohol as per instructed without having a second thought.

At first , nothing seems off. But as minutes pass by , she suddenly felt dizziness. Her vision blurry , she can no longer feel her body. She try standing up only to fall facedown to the floor. Because of the fall , her dizziness double. She's losing strength and all the capacity to move.

Her eyelids become heavy as if she badly want to sleep. But before her eyes could drift toward darkness. The door open. Came Terry in his usual attire , a pair of jeans and simple T-shirt with the word Dark written in Gothic as a design. She didn't forget to praise her husbands appealing charms that make her falling for him all over again every single day.

Yet today , it's not love she can see in his eyes. It was dark , ferociously dark. Void and impassive. From his shoulder , her eyes set off to a young man who came in behind Terry. Like Terry , the young man was looking at him with nothing of concern.

She didn't feel safe. Instead , it was danger that came first in her tangled mind. And before he could knew , the two men went to her and drag her to the bed. She fell unconscious and left wandering what could this night have for her.

She woke up , hands and feet both  tied in the  post of the bed.  Her mouth felt sore because of the tape shutting her off from saying anything. She can't move. Her body felt numb. Her head was spinning. Her tears are cold. She's scared yet she can't find any ways to escape. She was both hopeless and helpless.

Her tears rush down when he the door open and came the young man , in a loosen tie and unbuttoned shirt. Terry was nowhere. She frantically move when he walk toward her but there's nothing she could do but probably accept that she'll be dead tomorrow.

"Ssshhh." The man hushed her. Fear consumed her more.

She shiver in panic when the man get a knife. He traces her jawline with it's tip. She gasped as it wounded her. Blood tickles down to her neck.

"Ssshhh." He motioned his finger to her lips still covered with the tape.

"Keep quite baby.." he said like a kind sheep but despite of his angelic face , he was a heartless evil inside.

She shrink when the knife touches her throat.

"P-please.." Her pleads become  muffled whispers.

He smirk seeing her begging and in pain. He take the tape off , violently. Her lips bleed. She can taste her own blood now.

"Goodbye , baby." He bid as he conquered her swollen lips and pushes the knife down to her throat.

She gasped with the sudden volume of pain. He pulled the knife and stared at her shocked yet mesmerizing eyes  , mouth agape and neck furiously bleeding.

He let out a laugh as her breathing slowly faded.

"That's it. Bleed.." He let out an evil laugh as he caress her pale face.

"Fvcking bleed and die!." He exclaimed and pushes the knife down to her chest stabbing her innocent heart to death.

He closed his eyes and smile widely as he kiss her once again.

"Good girl."

It was eight in the morning , the sun was out. Eury had just finish taking her regular routine in the morning before setting out for the day. She's sitting in her sofa , enjoying her breakfast , watching morning show from her favorite media network when came a breaking news of a murder at Gavinson.

She was in no particular concern about various crimes spreading across the city. She has a lot of things to be concern other than that but this one , make her little mind shiver.

"A woman probably at her early 30s was found dead at Room 12 of Gavinson Hotel last 5:25 AM. According to the hotel service crew who found the body , he was supposed to check the room as the guest call for a service attendant at around 5 AM. However , he found the rooms door suspiciously open and when he came in to check. The victim is on the bed lifeless. Her hands and feet are tied to the bedpost. The investigator said that the victim receive two stab wound , one in her neck and one in her chest injuring significant organs that could be the reason for the victims death. The investigators are still doing follow ups for the said crime."

The focus of the camera shifted from the reporter to the crime scene. Blood traces in the bed and a blurred picture of the victim follow.

Eury's heart sank in grief. She considered Amber not just a friend but her guardian as well , ever since they meet and get close to each other for quite years now when she settled at the apartment next to where Amber and Terry leave.

The two have been good with each other since Amber hear how Eury was thrown out of his father's place by her evil step mom. Amber was so good to her. Standing like her older sister. And the news she just heard was more than a death to her.