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“Spread your legs, let me see you,” he demands.”

“Trauma leaves a mark on the soul. Psychically, one can heal rather quickly, but the soul takes much longer. People often forget that, and once the physical evidence is gone, it’s easy to forget the trauma even happened. Unless you know what to look for in the eyes.”

“You don’t pray to a god. You pray to me. You understand?”

“Something pulses deep within me, an ache that’s demanding to be relieved. A hunger needing to be sated. My heart skips a beat, and I know this is the moment my path will change. The moment I start refusing to be a victim. The moment I begin to choose how my story is written.”

“The midnight-eyed man steps closer, a true predator stalking his prey. His huge body dwarfs the men who dragged me here.”

“I slowly open my eyes to see a blond, tattooed man kneeling over the beast’s body. When he meets my stare, his red eyes shift back to that deep, ocean blue I will never forget. I’m staring back at the devil. My devil.
“Hello, Strea, it’s been a long time.” “