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d Rev

pped from one thought to another, with fragments o

rning light, trying to piece t

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pping to the last pages. Staring

rds we

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he ones in her own hand

sudden pause. Had

knew wha

s happening

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greeted, watching h

hid her panic before she

of the tea... It was unt

had a mischievou

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presence suffocating. "Y

sn't

self to meet his

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laying mi

fingers through her hair-

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upposed to rem

of the

she was urged and eager to realize the

Rowel left, Kelly desper

ages, maybe there was something els

he closet. She kept on searching everywhere un

silve

staring at the key

her nightstand, the vanity, the bookshelf-until

she slid the

k click

s another

one was

nged to

he journal felt like

gh the pages, her b

journal. It

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k

r fall apart in real ti

blurred as sh

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at the door

owel, it didn't sound li

nize. But who could it be? she thought but

e door!? Ke

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d that she had to tighten her grip around

again. More u

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eath s

, unfamiliar.. yet

nt De

d for elimination? Whoa, she couldn't even think properl

omeone he didn't authorize, she'd be in even more danger.

ht have answers...answers she urgently needed to unders

d toward the door,

you?" she

use.

can help yo

her mind was

k

e knew what was

echoed down the hall. Someone was com

mach droppe

e caught her near

the logbook under her pillow just as

ndle t

r creak

wel st

e of

he room, searching. Everything seeme

keeping a straight face her hands s

p again?" he a

r head. "Jus

tepping clos

aces the door l

tbeat pounde

nock? At this poin

to her, his expr

he murmured, "I d

to the sheets.

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smile instead. "I

amused by her atte

hair from her face. His touch was g

nt

me rest," he said

mind.

d inside her, b

ew now she was

oment longer before

you in the

d toward

fore leavin

ed slightly a

rd, he stepped out and l

heavy breath an

efinitely knew but pretending a

didn't

t... he wa

make a mistake..and

d she was willing to just to get to

and still, star

oever he was-was

as telling

ce at escaping before she

thout Rowel knowing? Everythin

he corner of h

e room and a small slip o

pulse sk

ard quickly, s

written in bold

drink a

ood ra

-they knew exactly what

meant o

or insane Rowel

asn't the only