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Something F

. The attack should have left her sh

embling hands, her body buzzed with an unfamiliar sensation. He

... "You smel

over and ove

id it feel like he ha

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ning to Normal

stood in front of the bathro

terrifying beast, the glowing eyes, the strange man who appeared

rapped around her like a spell. The

lashed cold water on her face,

imagining t

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e Stranger

coffee shop where she worked was usually uneventful-tourist

nt she stepped insi

im before

her breat

in the back c

om last night. The m

his gaze, like an invisible thread pulling at her.

as he

, he finally lifted his ga

ire bod

t quickening in a way that had nothin

ugged at

like that

n't just her

here

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3: The

ever approached her, but he never left either. His pres

shift ended, s

outside, she sensed h

" she accused, spinni

Too still. The night air wa

e," he said smoothly. His voice

d. "I don't even

erous smile.

eath h

respond, another

o stay away

stepped out o

th sharp green eyes and an expressi

t just wa

as af

moment, Lena

just about s

in something mu

ight not

contin

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