Something in the Dark
She didn’t move at first. Just stared at the glowing screen. “Nice porch. Cute dog.” Ten words. But they stripped the air from her lungs in one smooth pull. Darian’s hand was already around her phone, fingers curling tightly, the device trembling just enough that she could feel the fury building in his blood. “Do not go outside,” he said softly. It wasn’t a command. It was a promise. --- She stood there, frozen between flight and something else. Not fight. Not yet. But something. Because it wasn’t just fear in her chest anymore. It was cold. Focused. Quietly furious. She didn’t know when that changed. Maybe back at the bookstore. Maybe in his bed. Maybe the moment she read that list and realized he was planning for a world that didn’t include her standing beside him. Wha
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