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th anxiety but he couldn’t tell her, not yet. He looked up from the palm of his hands. She was sitting across the table staring at him intently

to explain wh

e soon.” He laid back in his chair stalling her as best as he could. There was an awful

ed the length of the room to the front door. A teenage girl stood there.

asked with uncertainty. Her voice

with his eyes, “Aren`t you a

ixteen this year

e till we come back” he instructed as he led her to the living room. Cecili

, this h

imed in preening herself

k. I promise I will explain everything

an accident a few years back. Grabbing her coat from the hunger, she followed him unwillingly. Sh

about this evening felt like Halloween’s eve. Her eyes flittered with the sound of the whispering wind as she went down the stairs. Victor already had the car door open as if asking her to hurry. He threw his gaze to the ground as she approached, informing h

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laying inertly in her ear. Two hours now and the car was still moving. The fuel gauge was beginning to tip away from the center. This lonely road was endless. Finally, the car pulled over o

in sinister silence as they trudged up the hill. The crimson light from the moon was just beginnin

at are we d

t feel safe with him. Walking over the h

the light of the moon trying to catch clearly the unclear forms standing motionless ahead. She could make out five figures,

eaten wooden table with clasps on either ends for fastening ropes. Her heart jumped to her throat just l

rning to his men and instructing them with a hand gesture. They pulled out the ro

ight mode with her gaze fastened on the ‘priests’.

her stomach. Suddenly she felt like an animal about to be sacr

otten to her?” one of the

If Darius has gotten to Jason then he will

ight stoop as he paced to the table. “Bind her” he ordered. His men reached for the ropes and gave her a possessive look. There

she could fell the blood draining from h

rape me” she said within herself. “I never imagined it would be like this” she mused. Suddenly she felt co

ncantations. “Acte divin sire. Elmeda acte sina demo nica.” Victor stood at a distance, hands crossed to his chest. She caught a glimpse of him

rning to his companions seeming shocked. Noting was happenin

was not in her. “Acte divin sire. Elmeda acte sina demo nica” his voice now agitated. “Be gone

of them addressed the high prie

side again locking eyes with Victor. He paced a little closer to the table. He could see the fear in her eyes, the ‘bowel sickening’ fear. The priest turned

bleeding moon is almost upon us. We must find Darius before

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