Chapter XIII
"Maturing"
Part 53
The cabin lights dimmed to a polite glow, leather seats swallowing them up in business-class luxury that Anna couldn’t enjoy in the slightest. Her slutty nails carved shallow crescents into the armrest, every muscle locked, breath coming in ragged bursts, the roar of the engines pounding in her skull like some prehistoric beast trying to tear its way inside.
Kitty, meanwhile, relaxedly gulped down her Dom Pérignon, glossy lips curling around the rim before twisting into that mocking little grin Anna longed to claw off her face—and she damn well would have, if Kitty hadn’t been hiding behind those smug, oversized designer sunglasses.
“And who’s the chickenshit now, Annie? Hah—look at you. Our so named queen of plastic, reduced to a trembling little air virgin.”
Anna’s glare was pure venom, but her body betrayed her, fingers locked stiff as though shackled. She wanted nothing more than to pitch her half-drained whiskey bottle at Kitty’s smirking face, watch the amber spray across her freshly stuffed lips—but even lifting it was impossible.
The plane tilted, engines screaming louder, and Anna shoved her silicone-packed ass deeper into the seat, like sheer pressure might anchor her to safety. Panic surged hot and brutal, locking her chest, strangling her throat. And yet, even through the terror, one thought kept her from shattering completely: soon there would be more. More silicone. More upgrades. New parts to flaunt, new curves to weaponize. The nightmare of flight was bearable only because the landing promised a fresh version of herself, rebuilt and even filthier than before...