es

v

aaa

r when I heard the scream of a wo

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end was out of town. Tim accompanied Rosalyn to her regular pregnancy check-up. Both of them would be back in the morning. Dave and Rowan headed for their next business

d out. Shit! Darkness was everywhere around me. I needed to find Bork. H

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glass door, and I stared outside. My heart skipped a beat when I saw a dark figure. Someone was watching me? Someone was there hiding behind the tree and watching me. "B-B

I didn't have a phone to call Dave. Huh, as if he would ever help me. Maybe it was him. Accidentally, I stubbed my toe on

ut and finally found Bork's small door. But before I could reach there, someone grabbed me by my forearm and threw me back. An arm w

"You'll play with us." He warned and threw me away. I fell on my knees and my legs became paralyzed. Breathing heav

cried because of the burning pain in my scalp. I threw my hands at him, trying to escape. "Fuck off!" I growled. "Who

forward; I flinched. "I can't wait to get inside your

I heard Bork's

allowing, I looked back at them, but they disappeared. I st

lantern over his face. The light illumina

re they?" I asked, looking back in th

ho

the lights went out." I swallowed. "When I was searching for you, a man in a black outfit ca

a group of men in black outfits roam around the forest after midnight to hunt. They hunt whoever

cream,

ck of my neck. "Why did Dav

e for him, his friends, an

frowned in

quin Gifford wants to kill Dave. His life is in

Danger. When the realization hit me, my heart sank. "Why does

him, Dave's mother..." He hesitated for a moment. "She was just one of many. She ac

rt his mother? Would he ever forgive me? I looked at my ring which was sparkled through the light of the lantern. Would we ever be husband and wife? He was going to be the father of Rosalyn's baby. How could I e

I wanted to tell him. I wanted to tell him that I had never playe

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noticed my presence in the house. It had been three days since that night and I had got a few bruises which were healed. However, somewhere I was expecting Dave that he would come to see me. I knew Bork had

ked, twirling around as I showe

ers he had been reading for an hour. "Pretty..." h

ing when I

y dress?

me. "You've got the face of an angel. I can't take my eyes off the beauty you radiat

ved closer to the room and peeked at him. He was sitting on the sofa shirtless. It was his workout time. Rosalyn was

ng is going to be worse, Dave

sad beca

could complete the thought

. Strange feelings of jealousy, insecurity, and anxiety. I hate this feeling. Jealousy, insecurity, and anxiety? I had suffered all these things before. No o

no one can hurt you

standing there?" Rowan's

I turned around and walked past him. "You won't come bet

ut you?" I asked. I had been curious about Rowan and Rosalyn, w

killed her." He said with emptiness, with no emotion, and despair. "I have a four-year-old son. Every morning when he wakes up asks about his mother. And.."

t him alone

int then. Why do I want to hurt you?" His lips curled into a sneer as his eyes ran down the length of the

not my fault! You are the one w

ed at me, grabbed my neck, and slammed me i

have saved her!" I choked. My father was brutal, a cheater, mean, and selfish, but he wasn't a rapist. He couldn't rape women.

!" He squeezed

, coming out of the kitc

ess you lose someone, Ava. And I'll make sure Dave s

hok

ed him out, hurrying t

set m

ffered me a glass of water. "Ava,

osalyn asked me softly

they worried about me? I smiled fo

r had do

g against the wall. His arms crossed over his chest. His expression was indifferent as if he didn't give a damn

rse. Don't bother yourself with me," I t

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