A Sinister Game
“Victoria felt cold. But there was material all around her. She could feel the weight of it over her body and there was no draft. Why was she cold?
Now she recognized the sound as a knocking.
With her eyes still closed, she shivered and hugged further into her own body, vaguely remembering…. She was in an inn. She’d come there last night. A stranger had bought her dinner and paid for her room.
Someone was at the door to that room.
Something shifted beside her. She stilled, sudden...ly uncertain. The smell of leather wafted over her. There was the sound of breathing, and it wasn’t her own.
Victoria’s eyes flew open.
“Red?” came a deep voice at the door. She recognized it as Anders.
The depth of the situation suddenly hit her all at once, and Victoria screamed. The sound simply bubbled up and escaped as she leapt from the bed with untold speed.MoreLess
Now she recognized the sound as a knocking.
With her eyes still closed, she shivered and hugged further into her own body, vaguely remembering…. She was in an inn. She’d come there last night. A stranger had bought her dinner and paid for her room.
Someone was at the door to that room.
Something shifted beside her. She stilled, sudden...ly uncertain. The smell of leather wafted over her. There was the sound of breathing, and it wasn’t her own.
Victoria’s eyes flew open.
“Red?” came a deep voice at the door. She recognized it as Anders.
The depth of the situation suddenly hit her all at once, and Victoria screamed. The sound simply bubbled up and escaped as she leapt from the bed with untold speed.MoreLess
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