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The Ritual Shantel Tessier 12130K 2023-08-28

Is this his way of playing with his food before he eats it?

A way to draw out his torture I murdered his only two allies, and he just left her when he had the opportunity to take her and make her pay for my sins

Co y drink that I know isn’t going to do shit for me

I’ht within a hospital bed is

“Coiven me my drink “Son of a bitch!” I kick it

“I gave it a twenty earlier and got nothing for it”

I look over at Ty standing besidehere?” He promised me he would watch her I was the one who failed her by expecting anyone else to keep her safe

He tucks his hands into the front pockets of his jeans and rocks back on his heels, dropping his head “I can’t leave, knowing you’re still here”

I roll o to walk away Fuck the five dollars, but his words stop me

“You were here with h his unruly hair, andhe’s still dressed in the saht my wife in I know this because it still has her blood on it I haven’t left this place, but thankfully, Gunner brought me some new clothes “I just didn’t think you should be alone in case …” He stops himself

My hands fist “In case she dies?” I finish it for hi dra looked good as far as no serious injuries No he She does have a broken nose and some cuts and bruises, but it’s still the fact that it could have been so much worse

His shoulders drop “I didn’t know …”

“What, Ty?” I raise my voice “That Matt was there? Because he knew she was there” We’d been staying there all week Not like it would have been hard for hiht before, wanting her to have some fun I should have just run with her