Noel
I watched as the men slowly walked into the water, their movements calculated, eyes dark with something sinister. My breath hitched as I took a step back, the cold water lapping at my skin, reminding me just how vulnerable I was. I wanted to run, to get out of there before they got any closer, but the sharp realization hit me—I was stark naked. My body stiffened, and I felt the panic rise up my throat like bile.
"Please," I said, my voice trembling, desperate. "Just let me go. I won’t tell anyone. I swear."
They didn’t stop. Instead, one of them, the tallest with a thick beard and an eerie grin, chuckled. "We don’t want trouble, sweetheart. Just a taste. Then you can go."
The way he said it sent a shudder down my spine. A taste. Like I was prey. I scanned their faces, the hunger i
