Rampant
“I SAID, and my voice had never sounded quite so deadly. “Get out now.”
Giovanni looked at me as if he’d never seen me before; and for a moment, I was glad there were no weapons nearby, because that’s how little I trusted my own muscles. The re’em was gone, but its blood seemed to flow through my veins, burning brighter every moment.
He walked back through the doors, then turned on the threshold. “Okay. I’m out. Now will you talk to me?”
I said nothing, just stood there and glowered.... The girls looked back and forth at us.
“Astrid, please.”
How could I have ever been on the verge of sleeping with this guy? How could I have thought he was the answer to my prayers of escaping this place? How could I have thought I ever loved him?
He looked at the hunters behind me. “Fine, will any of you help me? I’m trying to find my friend.MoreLess
Giovanni looked at me as if he’d never seen me before; and for a moment, I was glad there were no weapons nearby, because that’s how little I trusted my own muscles. The re’em was gone, but its blood seemed to flow through my veins, burning brighter every moment.
He walked back through the doors, then turned on the threshold. “Okay. I’m out. Now will you talk to me?”
I said nothing, just stood there and glowered.... The girls looked back and forth at us.
“Astrid, please.”
How could I have ever been on the verge of sleeping with this guy? How could I have thought he was the answer to my prayers of escaping this place? How could I have thought I ever loved him?
He looked at the hunters behind me. “Fine, will any of you help me? I’m trying to find my friend.MoreLess
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