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Just as suspected, though, the security isn’t here for uards step in front of my only way out of the room and I’m forced to skid to a stop

What the hell do I do now? I’et off on terrifying the fuck out of ood would that do? This is a Montoya household; I’m sure women scream here all the time, and I doubt anyone’s ever come to their rescue I also doubt they’re allowed to screa before they’re shut up forever

My heat races as I back away froain on h I don’t dare turn around, I can hear the tapping of Dante’s shoes approaching from my rear

Desperate helplessness slowly fills otten myself into—and all because I couldn’t take no for an answer froala like he owned the place

Well, now he owns me, or maybe his brother does, it hardly matters anymore, I’m trapped and surrounded yet somehow all alone

An icy breeze brushes up against e to the side just in tiain “Stay still, you squiruards to take over for him “Grab her and hold her still, you idiots!”

“Leaveto scrael only constricts et me killed

Dante’s slithery anger snakes after uards I can’t let any of theet their hands on ht of what could happen fills me with such dread that I nearly collapse into myself

But where do I run to now? As far as I can tell, there’s only one door in and out of this oons

I’ve never felt so helplessly alone in all ht as well be co to my rescue

Still, when a desperate screains to instinctively work its way up frole word There isn’t another thought in my entire terrified mind as I yell out the naht now

“ANGEL!”

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Angel

I burst through the ballrooer