Rising from the bed, I started walking toward him, wracking my brain for anything I could do to get him to leave.

I had almost reached him when there was a forceful pounding on the door. I instantly froze.

With pleading eyes, I stared into the man's glowing eyes behind the mask. "Please, I'm begging you," I said softly. "My friend's life depends on it."

My voice trembled and broke. I struggled to hold back a sob, my ears buzzing and my heart racing far faster than its poor damaged tissue should be able to.

Something I couldn't place flashed in his eyes for a brief second, but he still got up and went to the bathroom, quietly closing the door behind him.

of relief, trying to keep

I

the light, removed the fake contract from my bag,

were out, his eyes glowed red, and the tips of his ears were pointed. If I'd thought he was scary before, he was

on me until I was backed up against the bed, his hand raised as if he were about to strike me. Fighting the urge to cower, I kept my back straight, shoulders

"Beta Starke, the contract!"

I raised the contract

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