I'm back with a brand new chapter. Truth be told, I've had some time to figure out how I want this chapter to turn out and I hope I did a good job with it. I have big plans for this story and there are so many twists and turns about the entangled romance between Rock, Maria and Shane. I'm actually gotten quite good with portraying Shane as the bad guy and this won't be the last time I'm gonna portray him that way. So, please, I hope you enjoy this chapter!

One more thing, there's a big twist coming up concerning Maria and I won't say anything about it right now; but, it's something that will change her and everyone's lives forever.

BTW, Wrestlemania's this Sunday and it's gonna be huge. I know Rock's gonna bring the house down with his hosting duties and, call me crazy, but I'm actually rooting for Snooki. Yeah, those fist pumping Italian got to me lol!

Enjoy and happy reading!

Lots of love, hugs and kisses from your resident writer and friend, Nina!

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Monday Night RAW

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

February 28, 2011

Maria showed up at the arena for tonight's show; wearing dark sunglasses and enough makeup to cover up the bruise that formed on the left of her face. She looked around to make sure she wasn't followed, but when she was about to turn around the corner, she felt someone was breathing down her neck. She didn't even wanna turn around to see who it is because she doesn't wanna deal with anyone for the time being.

"Going somewhere, beautiful?" a male voice called out to her.

Maria turned around and found herself face to face with the one and only Shane. She began to cringe.

"What do you want? I have to go," she told him, looking a little bit afraid.

"You're my girl, Maria. It's important for me to know where you are at all times," he told her, a smug look appearing on his face.

"We're not together, Shane; especially after what you did to me last week. I don't wanna deal with you, so please leave me alone," she warned as she turned to walk away. However, she didn't even take too steps when he reached over and grabbed her arm, then he yanked her back towards him.

"Let me go!" she screamed.

He glared at her. "Don't take that tone with me, Maria! Do you know who you're dealing with? I'm not the one to be messed with!" he growled.

"Please, just let me go. I just got out of a relationship with someone and he turned out to be just like what you're turning out to be. I'm not looking to land another boyfriend right now," she pleaded.

"That's too fucking bad, because I'm your boyfriend. Tonight, you and I are gonna make it official in front of the entire world and I expect you to be on your best behavior; or else, there'll be some serious consequences if you cross me," he warned as he threw her down on the floor and stood over her. Maria scoured back towards a nearby corner to create some distance.

"Do you understand me, Maria?" Shane snapped.

"L-leave me alone, please," she stammered, feeling tears forming in her brown eyes.

Shane wasn't satisfied with her answer, so he reached down and ran his fingers through her long red hair. He yanked her head towards him and she was forced to look into his brown eyes.

"I'm not gonna tell you again, bitch! Disrespect me one more time and I'll hurt you some more! Do you really wanna cross me, Maria?" he snarled right in her face.

She just shook her head and didn't say a word. There was no point in opening her mouth and saying something because he'll end up hurting her even more and that's something she doesn't want to happen.

"Now, do you understand what I'm saying?" he asked, his voice sounding pressed.

She nodded her head quickly and felt more tears falling down her reddened face.

He slammed her head against the wall, blew a kiss at her, turned on his heel and walked away; leaving her alone in the now empty hallway. She wrapped her arms around her shaking body and began sobbing hysterically. She couldn't believe this was happening to her again. The guy she dated previously treated her the exact same way, which is the reason why she finally had the courage to leave him before she ended up six feet under. She made a personal vow not to let another man hurt her again.

However, escaping from Shane's clutches would be much harder than she anticipated.

But her saving grace would be right under her nose.

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Monday Night RAW

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

February 28, 2011

Here's Come the Money started blasting through the speakers and Shane came out through the curtains to a thunderous chorus of boos and nasty cat-calls. He strutted down the ramp without a care in the world, because he has something they wished he had: money, power, control and more importantly, a beautiful woman who's filling his bed every single night.

He hopped on the apron and climbed inside the ring, then he hopped around the ring; dancing and having a good time without even listening to the boos directed at him. Shane didn't care because he's gonna have the audience eating at the palm of his hand when it's all said and done.

Being Vincent Kennedy McMahon's son does have its benefits.

Tony Chimel, the ring announcer, handed Shane a microphone and as soon as his music died down, he placed the microphone against his lips.

"You can keep booing me all you want, but you're gonna be singing a whole new tune when I make my big announcement," Shane beamed, smiling smugly at the crowd, who kept booing him.

"As you can see, I'm sitting on top of the world right now because I, Shane Brandon McMahon, has a new girlfriend. And she just happens to be a diva," he announced. The boos got louder and louder.

"I'm not gonna waste anymore time, so here she is," he said, gesturing everyone to turn to the titantron.

Stunned silence filled the arena when Maria's theme song started blasting on the speakers. She came out through the curtains; tears streaming down her face and she was looking completely disheveled and withdrawn. Also, she was wearing her wrestling gear; which meant there was a strong possibility she could be competing tonight. As she made her way down the ramp and headed towards the arena, she raised her head up and looked at Shane, who had a evil smile on his face. She hopped on the apron and climbed into the ring, then he reached over and grabbed her hand; yanking her right next to him.

"That's right, ladies and gentlemen; Maria's my girlfriend. I'll be damned if I'll let her go. She and I are gonna be the most dominate force on RAW; me as the controller and her as the premier diva. Speaking of which, you, my lady, do have a match tonight," he told her.

She just nodded her head because she knew if she said anything or even complained, she would be on the receiving end of his fist.

"I've invited someone from SmackDown to come here and compete against you to be the number one contender for the unified diva's title. And that match will happen...right now," Shane announced before he climbed out of the ring. Maria turned to see who was her opponent. She hoped it wasn't Layla or Michelle because she couldn't deal with him for another night.

Kelly Kelly's theme song blasted on the speakers and the blond beauty appeared behind the curtains a moment later; doing her signature pose on top of the ramp. Maria breathed a sigh of relief because she and Kelly just happened to be very good friends in real life and that they would go easy on each other during the match. However, the match is for who's gonna face Eve Torres, the current diva's champion, so anything could happen at this point.

Meanwhile, Dwayne was watching the whole thing unfold backstage and shook his head in disbelief. He felt disappointed that the one woman he has a serious thing for was taken. Furthermore, from the way she looked, she didn't wanna be out there.

He looked over his shoulder and saw Shane coming from behind the curtains. He looked over his shoulder and quickly found Dwayne staring back at him. He knew he had to confront the other man and put him in his place.

"What are you looking at, movie star?" Shane snickered, glaring at the other man.

"You, who else?" Dwayne snickered back.

Shane went over to where Dwayne was standing and got right into his face.

"Let's make one thing clear, man: Maria's mine now and I'll be damned if I'm gonna let you take her away from me. So, if you know what's good for you, stay away from her or you're gonna have to deal with the likes of me," Shane warned, snarling.

"First of all, you don't tell me what to do. Second of all, I know what you had done to her and I'm gonna expose your candy ass for everything you've done. I'm watching you. Furthermore, I don't have to stay away from Maria. She's my friend and I'm entitled to have female friends; unlike you!" Dwayne yelled.

Shane glared harshly at him. "I'm not gonna tell you again. Stay away from Maria or I'm gonna make sure you don't come back here. You may be all chummy with my father, but you're not gonna fool me. Stay away from Maria!"

"I don't think so, Shane. Like I said, she's my friend and I care about her. I know what your game is: you have the tendency to sleep with a woman and then dump her like a bad habit. I'm not gonna sit by and let you do that to Maria! She's a human being, not trash! So, if you know what's good for you, you'd stay away from her!" Dwayne screamed.

"She belongs to me now! I'm never letting her go! If I catch you anywhere near her, I'll even go so far to kill you! For the last time, stay away from Maria!" Shane screamed as he turned on his heel and stormed away in a fit of rage.

Shaking his head and huffing in anger, Dwayne focused his attention on the monitor. The match between Kelly Kelly and Maria was still going on and despite his hasty encounter with Shane, he was able to calm down enough to root for the beautiful redhead.

Speaking of Maria, she was holding her own against Kelly. It was a pretty entertaining match; with a lot of back and forth action. Towards the conclusion of the match, however, Kelly ended up inadvertently kicking Maria right in her head, causing her to go dizzy and she wound up having a seizure in the middle of the ring. Kelly, realizing that Maria was seriously hurt, gave the signal to the ref to stop the match, for which he did.

A few minutes later, officials, EMTs and several other superstars were in the ring tending to the fallen diva; including Dwayne, who ignored Shane's threats by picking her up in his strong arms and carrying her towards the back; much to the delight of the female fans who were screaming and chanting his name. When they got to the back, he put her on the stretcher and even walked to the ambulance, looking down at her seeing how hurt she was. Sighing deeply, he watched as they loaded her up inside the vehicle and watching it disappear. Because he wasn't immediately family, he wasn't allowed to ride with them to the hospital, he made a vow that he will visit her right after the show to see how she's doing.

"Kelly, what happened?" Dwayne asked when she approached him a moment later.

She had tears in her eyes when she looked at him. "The match was about to end and she was about to perform a bulldog at me. All of a sudden, my foot ended up connecting on the side of her head. Next thing I knew, she was getting dizzy and having a seizure. It was like everything was spiraling out of control."

He reached over and wrapped an arm around the young woman's shoulders. "It's okay, Kelly. I know you didn't do this on purpose."

"What about Shane? I mean, they're together now and I'm pretty sure he's gonna be upset when he finds out what happened to her."

No, he thought with a frustrated sigh. Maria's nightmare is just beginning.

Little did he know, he was absolutely right.

Coming up in the next chapter: Maria wakes in the hospital, only to end up on the receiving end of Shane's wrath once again. Dwayne starts getting proof of what Shane has done to Maria. And, Dwayne and Maria gets closer. Will Shane get in the way? Stay tuned!

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