Chapter 327

I’m dreaming, on some level I know that.

But it doesn’t stop my body shaking with fear.

I’m running through the dark halls of the mansion.

Except it doesn’t look like home, it’s all sinister and wrong.

I can’t see Axel, but I know he’s chasing me.

And this time it’s not some game.

It’s not a simple battle of wills.

It’s life or death.

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And I know when he catches me, he’ll show no mercy.

He’ll kill me, and I won’t be able to stop him.

I keep running and running, but I’m not getting anywhere.

I can’t find a way out, and I can’t find anywhere to hide.

“Emily!” Axel shouts from somewhere deeper in the house, and I shudder at the hatred and malice in his tone. “I know what you

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are, Emily! You thought you could hide it. You thought you could fool me. But you were wrong. I am the slayer, and I’m coming for you.”

Tears start streaming down my face.

I don’t want to die.

I don’t want Axel to kill me.

I want him to accept who and what I am.

I want him to love me.

He’s my mate, he’s supposed to be mine.

He’s supposed to be my happy ending.

I need to get outside.

If I can make it out of the mansion, if I can shift and run, then I

be

endless and most of the doors are locked.

do find one that’s open, it just leads

hallway.

come to a dead end.

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mirror on the wall and I

the reflection.

but I’m all

I’m monstrous. Grotesque.

now shows

see a dark shape

face to

wraps a hand around my neck and lifts me off my feet, and

sending a cascade of glass showering down around me.

our fate, Emily,” Axel tells

“How could I ever love

you ever be my mate? I despise your very

on my neck until I can’t

eyes glitter coldly as he squeezes tighter

this is it.

going to die-

my body drenched in sweat, but I’m

ice cold.

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expecting to see shadowed, sinister corridors, but

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aside, and the fire has burned down

asleep in the armchair in

doors.

shake the fear

was about to die

I untangle myself

I’m not sure what I’m going

my bedroom in case Axel

me in again.

sure as hell don’t want to

through the darkened mansion, trying to tell myself

how it did in the dream,

definitely awake.

walk faster, resisting the

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lights before I pour myself a glass of

cold water.

it down, I realize

decide to pour myself a second helping, but as I turn around,

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