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

is endless and most of

do find one that’s open, it just leads to another

hallway.

to a dead

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the wall and

the reflection.

me, but I’m all wrong.

I’m monstrous. Grotesque.

outside now shows what’s really inside.

my shoulder, I see a dark shape

face

neck and

a cascade

be our fate,

burning with loathing. “How could I ever

be my mate? I despise your very existence.”

on my neck until

eyes glitter coldly as he squeezes

this is

going to die-

body drenched in

ice cold.

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around, expecting to see shadowed, sinister corridors, but instead I’m in the library on the couch.

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the fire has

look over to see Axel asleep in

doors.

my gaze away, unable to shake the fear I’d

I was about

as I untangle myself from the blanket.

drink of water, and then I’m

don’t want to go into my bedroom in case Axel wakes up

lock me

as hell don’t want to go back to sleep.

the darkened mansion, trying to

doesn’t look like how it did in the dream, and this time I’m

definitely awake.

walk faster, resisting the urge to

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on all the lights before I pour myself a glass

cold water.

it down, I realize how thirsty I am.

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

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