lly into the room. The floorb
sure. Every step he took toward Alyssa
corner. Her fingers gripped the brass c
ed his own head, letting out a raw
assive fist connecting with
ass ex
room. A sharp piece of glass
lled up, dripping down her skin and so
fresh blood
ent energy radiating from him spiked. He lu
eavy candlestick with all her mi
s large hand shot out and
ap. The pressure was immense
from her numb fingers an
into a chest as hard as stone. The hea
nd a faint metallic scent of gu
injured hand up to punch his shoulde
He scooped her up, throwing her over
Alyssa shrieked,
enter of the room
ttress. A cloud of dust explo
ressed down, pinning her to the bed. His heavy, er
ingering effects of the drug and the
lled the eme
body went completely limp, sinking int
ight of her body m
in his mind seemed to hit a wall. He stared down at her pa
n, his massive hand reached out-not to harm her, but to the inside pocket of his tattered suit jacket. He pulled out a heavy brass key-the master key to the room. He unlocked the main deadbolt, then unfastened the iron chain from
nd seeped through the crack under
en. She gasped, suc
the bed. The room
pounding. The terrif
. The iron chain lay on the floor, a
ed her veins, drowning
or her heels. She pressed her bare feet against t
byrinth of shadows.
running blindly away
she hear
he bright beam of a flashlight swept a
t pa
und frantically. There was nowh
of massive mahogany double
and slipped inside, pulling it shut just as the flas
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