eavy wooden door of the

and shoved her hand under the faucet.

relief, but her hands were still shaking violently. She looked at he

eps sounded

the bathroom doorway, holding a gl

id, her lips curled into a

he sink. "I don't want an

d. She lunged forward

er jaw with a bruising grip, squeezing her

back of Hazel's throat and clamped h

s of water, sending it crashing to the tile f

r body's natural reflex betr

mediatel

olently, trying to spit i

en glass, walked out of the room

icked loudly fr

rabbed the brass handle. She t

against the solid wo

utes later, the ro

ver her brain. Her legs turned to jelly. She sli

The realization gripped

She crawled toward her duffel bag on the bed, her fi

the door c

hes. The dim light from the ha

y figure squeez

ningly eager smile stretching across his fat cheek

to push herself backward, away from him, b

and let it drop to the floor. He started loo

company," Rudy panted, his eye

side her. His thick, rough

teeth snapping out. She bit down as

ste of blood fl

He ripped his hand away

cracked acros

vision exploded into white stars. A warm trickl

llar of her dress,

deafening roar tore thr

The heavy glass windows of the guest r

king toward the

d just slammed through the massive wrought-iro

ight air as the metal gate

gravel, the tires screaming, before slamming t

side door was

e a tailored black suit, but the aura aro

ecurity guar

men in tactical gear poured out of the trailing SUV

tone steps and kicked t

en with a sound li

the dining room, freezing in absolute terror a

are?!" Mildred shrieke

d slightly. His sharp ears caught the faint so

s turne

a time, his heavy footsteps soundin

ified by the approaching footsteps. He tripped ov

d door of the guest

of kinetic energy in his broad frame. He threw his full body weight against the heavy wood. The impact vibrated up his shoulder. The cheap metal of