âGet in the front.â He orders from behind me, not leaving an inch for me to breathe, I suppose I should take it as a compliment that he thinks I can run with a flesh wound.
I take in the sleek vehicle one hundered and thirty two steps from my front door, no, I donât know why I counted. A matte black sedan, perfect for his elusive behaviour. I can hardly see my reflection in the window, they mig...
âYou look like youâre good with computers.â The man in line jabs at me, not a question but a statement.
Huh?
I take in his attire, cargo pants and a t-shirt a shade of beige that should have been left in the 80âs. His dusty blonde hair was past receding, his eyes a little too blue.
Iâd always found you find at least one strange person in an airport, it bought out the weirdest parts of people...
I drop my phone on the covers reading and rereading the message. My eyes dart around the room with the knowledge heâs here somewhere.
I consider calling out of the window to someone, anyone. I glance at my clock, fuck itâs 11, who would be up?
Wait! The officer!
Please be here. Please be here.
I move my legs through the air trying to get my weight off of my bed. Without thinking I step onto my f...
Snow descends gently, each flake melting as it touches my flushed skin. My shoes squelch through the slush on my driveway. I'm about to twist my key in the lock when the clamorous screech of metal halts me.
My skin prickles with goosebumps.
What the hell was that?
I take a look around the street. Iâm unable to get a full glimpse, the only source of light being the sole street lamp.
Not now. Not t...
I havenât moved.
Iâm frozen in his words, burnt by his presence.
I havenât moved from this spot for five minutes since he uttered those words.
Those treacherous sinful words.
Fuck send me to the depths, if it means I can give up and give in to him.
He shouldnât be this way. He shouldnât be able to crawl beneath my skin like this. I've always been level-headed in the most testing situations. This ...
âYou have stolen from me. You have deprived me of a happy existence. Do you understand what that felt like? To have your vulnerability ripped from you, your innocence stolen. What was it that went through your mind? Was it that, âSheâs young, naive, defenceless?â I bet thatâs what you thought.
ââPray for me to sink my teeth intoâ. What did I do wrong? Were my shorts too short? Were my pigtails to...
My body knows no bounds, no limits. I no longer feel exhaustion or fatigue; I sprint relentlessly through the tresses of trees.
Each crunch of my steps is now a drum in my ears.
I twist and turn as my legs carry me rapidly throughout the forest. They must know where I am. They are everywhere. Watching. Waiting.
I haven't just crossed a line tonight.
I have devoured it.
That poor girl. How cou...
The sound of ticking forces me to pause.
âWhat the fuck is that?â I whisper shout to the man beside me, whipping my head to every corner of Rossisâ office. Iâm usually calm in the worst of situations but nothing about that noise paired with the rossisâs reputation calms me.
âI thought my presence was useless?â He smirks, watching me dart around the room to locate the source of the noise, overtu...
âPerfect! Beautiful as ever Val!â I stated aloud, what? A girlâs gotta love herself.
I retrieved my thigh holster, ensuring all straps were tightly fastened as I slipped the knife into its allotted space. The cool metal chilled me, resulting in goosebumps, it had been a while. But time away would do nothing to deter me from completing my task tonight. After I gave my appearance a once over, I rehe...
Succinctly sweet
And so you go back on repeat
Why so tasty, you think
You crunch and it drips
Licking your lips
Just one more sip
It burns, it sears
Just one more, You decide to up the gears
Succumbing to temptation any time it is near
Succinctly sweet
Do not be mistaken, this is a deadly feat
One and then the other, I suggest you don't take another...
