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above her head, her fingers barely able to hold onto the knives, as she tried to twist away from him. His rock hard body pressed her back, leaving no room for her to wiggle away from him. “I’ll kill you!”
“Calm down.” His jaw clenched as his blue gaze blazed down at her. “You don’t know what is going on here.”
“I can damn well guess,” she snapped at him. Fear and disgust filled her as he looked toward the bedroom where the zombie girl was growling and grunting. Chains clanged noisily as she tried to get free.
“I know this looks...” He closed his eyes and rested his forehead against the wall beside her shoulder. Mina felt the slight shaking of his body. “Please, let me explain before you run away. I need to...” He huffed out an irritated breath as the rocking chair crashed into the door. “I have to calm her down. Are you calm enough for me to let you go? I don’t relish a knife in my back before I can explain myself to you.”
Mina tried to catch her own breath by inhaling, but the stench coming off him and the room behind him made her gag. She nodded her head, intent on getting as far away from the disgusting scenario behind him as she could. He considered her a second before leaning his forehead against hers. She froze.
“I know you’re going to run as far from me as you can. Please let me explain and I’ll take you to your summer house right after. It isn’t safe for you to go alone. Do you understand?” Mina nodded. She only wanted his stinky hands off her as soon as possible. “All right. Don’t stab me, please.” He smiled wryly before moving back enough to keep himself out of striking distance. She dropped her arms to step forward hesitantly. He bent to pick up the bowl and she backed up against the wall, fear instinctively making her raise the sharp knives up to ward him off. He stopped and heaved a heavy breath. “I shouldn’t have expected you to follow my directions. Mina Brady, meet my sister, Isabella Landing.”
“Your sister...” She stared at him as he nodded his head.
“Your scent is upsetting her. Go downstairs. I’ll be down to explain as soon as I feed her.” His words directed her attention back to the bowl of meat he was holding. His sister eased up on her struggles with the chains; her head lifted and her nostrils flared as she inhaled.
Mina found it surreal as he stepped past her and entered the room. The girl... His sister hung her head as if she was waiting for him. Then her head swung in Mina’s direction and she again lunged for her. Gabe turned to look at her over his shoulder. “I’m sorry, Mina.” He slammed the door shut, blocking her out.
Chapter Eight
Feeling sick to her stomach, Mina ran down the stairs, nearly tripping her way down the last few steps as she held back vomit and her horror. A bathroom to her right caught her eye and she raced to collapse in front of the toilet.
“This is crazy!” Mina whispered when she finished being sick. She reached for the handle to flush before she thought about it. Immediately, she swore at her mistake, but watched in absolute fascination as the water swirled down the drain. “This house has running water?” She turned to look at the shower, noticing the towels hung up beside it.
“Oh, I am so going to kill him. And then, I’m going to take a shower. Hot, cold, it doesn’t matter, but I’m going to stay in there forever.” Standing, she went to the sink and turned on the cold tap. Splashing her face with cold water that hadn’t come from a puddle or the river, felt wonderful.
Gabriel Landing had a lot of explaining to do. If she didn’t like what she heard... Bending down, she retrieved her butcher knives. One look in the mirror had her grimacing as she stood there holding the weapons. Hell, she was a mess! Gone was the college student whose only concerns were grades and what she was going to wear to class the next day. Now, she was more worried about having slept with a psychopath.
“Calm down.” His jaw clenched as his blue gaze blazed down at her. “You don’t know what is going on here.”
“I can damn well guess,” she snapped at him. Fear and disgust filled her as he looked toward the bedroom where the zombie girl was growling and grunting. Chains clanged noisily as she tried to get free.
“I know this looks...” He closed his eyes and rested his forehead against the wall beside her shoulder. Mina felt the slight shaking of his body. “Please, let me explain before you run away. I need to...” He huffed out an irritated breath as the rocking chair crashed into the door. “I have to calm her down. Are you calm enough for me to let you go? I don’t relish a knife in my back before I can explain myself to you.”
Mina tried to catch her own breath by inhaling, but the stench coming off him and the room behind him made her gag. She nodded her head, intent on getting as far away from the disgusting scenario behind him as she could. He considered her a second before leaning his forehead against hers. She froze.
“I know you’re going to run as far from me as you can. Please let me explain and I’ll take you to your summer house right after. It isn’t safe for you to go alone. Do you understand?” Mina nodded. She only wanted his stinky hands off her as soon as possible. “All right. Don’t stab me, please.” He smiled wryly before moving back enough to keep himself out of striking distance. She dropped her arms to step forward hesitantly. He bent to pick up the bowl and she backed up against the wall, fear instinctively making her raise the sharp knives up to ward him off. He stopped and heaved a heavy breath. “I shouldn’t have expected you to follow my directions. Mina Brady, meet my sister, Isabella Landing.”
“Your sister...” She stared at him as he nodded his head.
“Your scent is upsetting her. Go downstairs. I’ll be down to explain as soon as I feed her.” His words directed her attention back to the bowl of meat he was holding. His sister eased up on her struggles with the chains; her head lifted and her nostrils flared as she inhaled.
Mina found it surreal as he stepped past her and entered the room. The girl... His sister hung her head as if she was waiting for him. Then her head swung in Mina’s direction and she again lunged for her. Gabe turned to look at her over his shoulder. “I’m sorry, Mina.” He slammed the door shut, blocking her out.
Chapter Eight
Feeling sick to her stomach, Mina ran down the stairs, nearly tripping her way down the last few steps as she held back vomit and her horror. A bathroom to her right caught her eye and she raced to collapse in front of the toilet.
“This is crazy!” Mina whispered when she finished being sick. She reached for the handle to flush before she thought about it. Immediately, she swore at her mistake, but watched in absolute fascination as the water swirled down the drain. “This house has running water?” She turned to look at the shower, noticing the towels hung up beside it.
“Oh, I am so going to kill him. And then, I’m going to take a shower. Hot, cold, it doesn’t matter, but I’m going to stay in there forever.” Standing, she went to the sink and turned on the cold tap. Splashing her face with cold water that hadn’t come from a puddle or the river, felt wonderful.
Gabriel Landing had a lot of explaining to do. If she didn’t like what she heard... Bending down, she retrieved her butcher knives. One look in the mirror had her grimacing as she stood there holding the weapons. Hell, she was a mess! Gone was the college student whose only concerns were grades and what she was going to wear to class the next day. Now, she was more worried about having slept with a psychopath.
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