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Chapter Fourteen

They tortured Elizabeth well into the earlyhours It wasn’t until I heard her door slah a breath of relief I’d been hunkered against the door of hout the entire ordeal No shouts or pleas for the, she’d remained cold and indifferent to Silvia’s demands for information Not a word passed her lips

Not until they left

“Lizzy”

Her voice pulled me from my sleepy delirium

I sat up straight, grasping the wall for support “Hello?”

“Get ready”

It was as if she were speaking on the other side of my door I shuffled back, suddenly aware of the eerie darkness of the night Monsters and boogeyhtened me When I was a kid, I knew there were real de the forest I’d braved theh on my forbidden hikes, so the monster under my bed didn’t scare me But this was different

This demon was here, in my home And she wanted me

“Stay away” My voice cracked as I stared into the darkness There was a noise at the door, a dull kind of thud I grabbed onto my knees “Stay away from me”

In the shadowy darkness of the rooin to open It slid across the floor slowly and without a sound Chills ran up and down my back

They’d left me alone with a de what she’d do to me now that I’d refused her twice

The air began to crackle with energy Light bulbs burst overheard, causingthrough in to build It illu her features slowly

Elizabeth had come for me

“I won’t go with you” Pushing round, I juht ht if I had to—she wouldn’t take me