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“I fought to keep my breaths steady and even, even as terror wrapped its hands tighter around my throat, turning the blood in my veins to ice water. “Ruthie Sue,” Fred crooned, switching tactics. “You’ll die out here if you run,” he added, just as sweetly. I gritted my teeth. I’d been their pet…
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“Something watched her. It was tall and covered in thick black fur, its head tilted to regard her. Eileen’s mind froze, refusing to accept what her eyes were showing her. The face looked like it might have once been human, but it wasn’t anymore. It was like something out of her worst nightmares. The…