This time, he wasn’t talking in his sleep. He was awake, he was alert. As soon as I watched his body move into a sitting position, I turned and ran.
I expected this to happen but I still had the nerve to hope that it wouldn’t.
I let out a loud shriek as my feet found the first step of the stairs and I had to grip onto the railing for dear life as I almost went down face first. It was like I lost all strength in my left ankle and my big toe cramped up at the same time.
My body slid along the railing the whole way to the bottom as my feet fumbled on each step.
I could hear my heartbeat in my head, overwhelming with it’s sound.
But the sound of my heart couldn’t overpower the sound of his growl. It was wicked and spine chilling.
“Bad, bad, little girl.” He was so close to me but t
