~~ANIKA VALERION~~

~~THE ECLIPSE PACK~~

I was alive.

 

I was unscathed.

 

But with every step I took away from my rotting cottage, the heavy thud of footsteps followed me. I didn't look back, picking up the pace, but the rhythm behind me matched mine in perfect sync.

 

I stopped and spun on my heel.

 

Just as I figured, there he was. The intruder. He had burst into my room last night looking like death, but he hadn’t laid a finger on me. After that entrance, he had practically tripped over his own feet to apologize. He claimed a dramatic entry was the only way to get my attention, and he...