Saturday, January 31, 2009

The Last Time

She lunged at him, hands balled into fists. He caught her, wrapped his arms around her, trapped her against him, his inhuman strength immovable against her struggles. He lowered his head, lips beside her ear, and began to speak rapidly.

"I am the youngest of my kind and the most inexperienced in my machinations. Whatever game I might have played with your life is ended - we are both butterflies trapped in the same capricious spiderweb. Listen to me, and you will survive."

He tightened his arms around her. This would be the last time he would get to hold her.

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