Shiftingheat
“Because of that fatal moment the night before when she’d let him in, he used that, unerringly snaking his way through the tiny opening to gain access to a deeper level. She gasped, halted in her escape. Tried to organize her mind, stop him getting to her. Given an hour in a quiet place, she could seal the damage, but she hadn’t thought she’d needed to before now. Hadn’t imagined he’d find her.
But he had her now, and as she struggled to close the revealing opening, he widened it, made it easier for him to track her. He picked her out like a magnet tracking a needle in a haystack. She couldn’t hide.
All the way back to her office, she fought him, but she knew she wouldn’t win. So she made for her lair, where at least nobody would witness her downfall.
She heard his arrival, that uneven hop and clunk of crutches approaching down the uncarpeted hallway. She’d left the door slightly ajar. He didn’t knock.
He stared at her, ignoring the ankle bracelet that she’d retrieved from the drawer a...nd put on the desk in front of her.MoreLess
But he had her now, and as she struggled to close the revealing opening, he widened it, made it easier for him to track her. He picked her out like a magnet tracking a needle in a haystack. She couldn’t hide.
All the way back to her office, she fought him, but she knew she wouldn’t win. So she made for her lair, where at least nobody would witness her downfall.
She heard his arrival, that uneven hop and clunk of crutches approaching down the uncarpeted hallway. She’d left the door slightly ajar. He didn’t knock.
He stared at her, ignoring the ankle bracelet that she’d retrieved from the drawer a...nd put on the desk in front of her.MoreLess
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