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like a loaded response.
    “You did thank me, although you may have been trying to get rid of me. You’re welcome, nonetheless. I wouldn’t have just stood by and let it happen. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone,” I responded, brushing her hair back from her face. She winced slightly and I noticed the bruise on her cheek. Anger flashed through me. I suppressed a growl.
    “Really it’s nothing. It doesn’t hurt that badly,” she said, taking my hand from her cheek and placing it on the back of the couch.
    “It does hurt. You wouldn’t have flinched when I touched it. Apparently I was a few seconds too late,” I looked at her pained expression and my heart ached.
    “I’m fine, Christian,” she said coldly. The change in attitude took me by surprise.
    “I’m sorry if I offended you. I won’t talk about it again,” she looked up with a tight smile and nodded.
    “Thank you. I know, at the moment, that’s the only experience we’ve had as friends and it may be hard to let go of. I guess I would just rather remember him the way he used to be. I’m sorry, too. I shouldn’t have gotten irritated with you. You just act so damn perfect it’s hard to compete,” she smirked.
    “I assure you I am far from perfect. No saint here for sure. What do you say I get you home, hmm? You seem tired,” her shoulders slumped ever so slightly and I choked back an invitation for her to stay.
    “Sure. Can I keep the tee shirt for now, though?”
    “Just keep it. I have plenty of shirts. Come on, let’s go.”

 
CHAPTER 9
    Lia
    I clutched the book as he helped me into the Jeep. The day had been a success for the most part. There weren’t any other episodes and he didn’t push the issue. I was relaxed around him and that was also dangerous. He was always a gentleman, but that made me want him even more. I tried telling myself it was a good thing, but I couldn’t help how attracted I was to him.
    “So, what happened to your parents? I can’t imagine how anyone could blame you for it,” he glanced over.
    “They were murdered. I heard someone or something come into the house. I tried waking up my father, but he was such a heavy sleeper. I ran into the closet and hid, figuring someone was robbing the house. I heard heavy breathing and scratching and my mother started screaming. She was begging it to stop and kept saying how sorry she was. I was freaking out and hid my face in the clothes so it wouldn’t hear me. Finally my mother stopped screaming and a few minutes later the closet door opened.
    “I saw a huge dog or wolf and I was absolutely terrified. I didn’t know what happened, but I knew that thing killed them. I could smell the blood and was so scared I couldn't help the screams that escaped. I kept my eyes on it and watched as it backed away like it was confused. I stopped screaming and closed my eyes, hoping if it did kill me it wouldn’t hurt.
    “I had to cover my ears when the thrashing noises started. It was like bones breaking and flesh tearing. It was so loud I started screaming again. I was afraid someone else had come into the house and the monster was killing it. It got really quiet, almost too quiet, and I opened my eyes hoping it went away.
    “I saw a person standing in the doorway. It was a man. I’d never seen him before. I was so freaked I couldn’t think straight and I had no idea where the thing had gone. The man reached his hand out to me and said ‘It’s okay Lia. I’m not going to hurt you. We can leave now, just the two of us’ and I started screaming again. I startled him and watched as he turned into that thing before running out of the room. I lay in the closet, afraid that he or it would be waiting for me and cried for what felt like forever.
    “The cops ended up coming to the house. They found me lying in there crying hysterically about the thing that killed them. They all thought I was in shock and making things up, but when my story didn’t change after almost six months