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tch darkness... No, it wasn't just darkness... Someth

uman-like structure, l

caught in

th to talk, but

ng into this alley? I will never forgiv

the dark figure start

unding loudly in my chest, col

e finally stepped out

th steadying. At l

Then to his black trousers, and to his black shirt... I couldn't

llowed

soft fearful gasp as the growl came

t was a wild animal, or if

t peed m

etween me and whatever the growl

t shake off the fact that he looked even

ou?" My voice

without a word, as i

atter and footsteps beh

ing men stood across the alley. The

spreading across their faces. It felt as

one of them said as

here all alone, huh

mm? We can celebrate Christmas together,"

this strange man. I wasn't thinking straight. Though this ma

I whispered, my v

ce back at me over his shoulder. His

those three men asked, and t

man still d

," the first man said, reaching to grab me, but before his hand could meet me, the strange

ned. My j

second one asked, his voice a

y shoved me behind him, and as my hand brushed his skin, his mus

till as he faced the two men, an

almost unn

side me in the next five seconds, and the t

e? What the fuck did I run i

ssing into the wall, unable

eyes flashing gold as they caught

fuck did I just see? That ca

, and leaned in, his eyes piercing

wall, swallowing the lump

uch me, and with a shaky and rough breath, h

old shivers ran

way, fading into the pitch darknes

Mi

art pounding nervously as h