CELIA
The door broke down to the floor and revealed a shadow behind it.
“Stay here!” My voice whispered to Sia.
She nodded her head and rested her palms on either of her eyes. Clenching the dagger tightly, my feet stood straight and slowly took a few steps towards the shadow.
He pushed out his sharp claws and jumped before me.
“You have done enough!” My lips hissed at him.
In the blink of an eye, his claws clutched my neck and pinned me against the wall. The darkness in the room covered his face but his physique told me he was a man.
I lifted my right hand and stabbed his chest.
The scent of blood replenished the four walls. He stepped back and disappeared through the darkness.
“Mommy!” Sia ran over to me and wrapped her arms around my legs.
I lifted her in my arms and stepped o
