Elli

ell rang. I opened it to find Axel standing on the porch. And b

ooking scar marred the skin above her lip where her mole used to be, a self-inflicted wound to match mine

the cat, but my heart started to pound. I'm severely allergic. Axel knew this

weet smile on her face. "This house is much bigger

voice shaking slightly. I stood

eyes started to itch, and I felt

"Not for long." She thrust the cat

too quick. She shoved a wriggling

sharp claw caught the back of my hand, tearing the skin. A line of bright red blood well

ittle teeth sinking into my flesh. I cried out, finally managing to shove it

ing?" Diana shrieked, scoopi

eeling like they were on fire. I starte

hred of instinct screaming for the man who

For a moment, his face was a mask of cold indifference. Then,

void

, comforting me, telling me he loved me-it all turned to dust. The man standing before me wasn't my hus

ou going to let her get away with that?" She glared at me, her

he' d used in the lobby. Th

again, he

ggling one. He watched me clawing at my throat

you want," he said, his voice a co

eak. It disintegrated.

uards, who had been standing silently by the car.

were a dea

iless. I was too weak to fight back. My lung

perate, ragged whisper. "Dogs... I'm

od trauma he knew all about. He had once held

h his, a triumphant smirk on her face. "Don't worry, Keira," she said, her vo

r house, with her on his arm, and closed the door beh

zed at the closed do

-the dog kennels. The sound of vicious, hungry barking filled the air. They threw open the door, rev

oved me

seized up. I fell to my knees, gasping for air that wouldn't come. The do

e and overwhelm

gers were clumsy, numb, but I managed to dial 911. I couldn't spe

efore my world dissolved into a cacophony of barkin

I saw flashing red and blue lights

o late for the woman I used

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