A Twisted Love, A Dark Ritual

son was to check on the bull, Titan. A sick feeling of dread had been growing in me since I s

e was a tall, practical woman with kind eyes a

id, wiping her hands on her jeans.

, forcing a weak smile. "Thoug

. Titan' s been acting up all morning.

cold. "Act

t the farmhouse like he' s waiting for s

the sun. Today, he was standing by the fence, perfectly still, his massive head aimed directly at me. He wa

a placid brown, seemed darker. There was a glin

it wasn't his usual sound.

I got within a few feet, Titan suddenly charged. A ton of muscle and horn

groaning under his weight. He stared at me, h

t a bellow. It was a rasp

mine

he eyes of a monster I had helped create. The soul that w

tan! Get back!" she yelled. The bull looked at her, then back at me, a

gotten into him?" Elean

y in my pocket. A string o

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I could barely hold the phon

I stared at her name on the screen, the betrayal a fre

tha

you want

are you? You have to come home! It' s Liam! He' s going crazy, he just showed up at t

g. She wasn't at my apartment. She was wit

" I

' t be like that!

said

The lines of communication were cut. The battle lines were drawn. I was on o