She answered without a second thought and was greeted by a familiar voice she hadn’t heard in a long time.

“Why are you so worried about me? Why did you call me so many times?”

Hearing Bryson’s voice, Hannah was momentarily speechless.

After some time, it appeared the man on the opposite end of the call realized she had no intention of responding and a faint smile could be detected in his tone.

“What’s wrong? Are you angry with me?”

Hannah retorted, “Why would I be mad? I just wanted to know you hadn’t met with some misfortune.

“I’m not dead.

” The voice sounded faint and somewhat weak.

Following that, he added, “But it won’t be long.

Hannah’s grip on the phone tightened.

“Where are you now? Are you still in Newfort?”

“Yes… but no.

Leaning against the bed’s headboard,

bandage on his abdomen, but he sounded almost

asking, does that mean you want to

pressed her lips into a white line, the anger

hissed, her voice trembling with a

throw your life

chuckle, laced with a chilling

might shuffle off this mortal coil?

the words clawing

What have you

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fret, my love,” a low purr

claim me

grace you

Whole and breathing?

ran a mile a minute, her fingers white-knuckled around the phone, her chest constricting as if caught

took a deep breath, steadying her nerves and crafting her tone into something that

stupid you are to risk your life like this? I know you’re in

tell me

beat of silence, then a dry cough that scr@ped against

voice, once clear as a mountain stream, was now rough

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