THE DEVIL'S POSSESSION

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- but call it panic or anger -

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ted, bit-anythi

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feet. The air left my lungs in a gasp as I hit

my ears rang and my eyes burnt fr

e man snarled, g

on blurred. But I still thrashed, tr

ot taking

you have any idea how much w

d to scream but I knew that th

out groaned behind

aping gainst the floor. Not when one shoe slipped off from my leg because of my struggles. N

he

eact or turn to see what was happening,The man hold

y breath knocked clean o

heard the sound of boo

, black coat billowing like the night itself had split open. Tal

n't eve

run, but he didn't get far. A s

e turne

ut my body refused. My limbs

he had all the time in the world.

hen he

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made my heart skip in

ched, expecting more violence. Instead, his hand

u hurt?"

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cond. His face didn't s

aved your life. I'd say

d my

w?

odies on the floor - he had killed them

an was but wherever he cam

my prayers and sent down a

- but I lifted my head to l

whispered voice croaked, "I wo

said something

killed

dropped briefly to the bruises forming

w do you kn

ly, the corners of his mou

r name for a lon

ething terrifying about how qui

hed nothing. My legs buckled once, a

y," he

thundered

just show

you? Keep you from being sold to the

spond, sirens echo

at me. "We need to leave. The police won't be ab

pulled out a sleek black pho

" I whispered, though my body lean

ale they looked like smoke

nd just l

not a co

u rescue me?

brush of his fingers against my bruis

ooked at me like he was peeling away

you are mi

and my knees gav

before I hit the floor, holding

screamed lou

erything fad