161 Old flames and new playthings.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But there was no way I was giving up. No way in hell that I would let them get to me so easily.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I clawed my way to my feet, ignoring the pain ripping through my body from where the darts still stuck out from and ignoring how difficult it was getting to move my body.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I finally arrived at my front door but just as I clutched the door\u2019s handle, I felt another one now-not one but two- hitting my back and my neck simultaneously.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I dropped to the floor with a loud thump, cursing whoever it was that was behind this and hating myself for not being faster.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Before darkness finally enveloped me, I vaguely saw a woman crouching in front of me. Her cold fingers grazed my chin and she whispered in a voice that was oddly calm but eerie; \u201cSleep now, princess. You have a long day ahead of you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My first thought when I finally came to in a cold stinky dark cell was that this ought to be Chalice\u2019s doing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t help but think that maybe she was still salty from what I\u2019d done to her at her wedding\u2026 or maybe, just maybe this was one of her usual ploys to get me into trouble.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So what is she up to this time?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Is she going to strap a small explosive device around my torso and hers and then ask the triplets to choose between one of us the way I\u2019ve seen it happen in some crazy novels?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Or is she here to try to beat me up? To \u2018retaliate\u2019 for hitting her that one time in the parking lot?\u00a0<\/p>\n
My hands balled into fists at the thought but surprisingly, I couldn\u2019t squeeze hard- maybe because of the extreme dose of tranquilizers that I\u2019d been dealt with earlier\u2026 or wait, are those silver chains?\u00a0<\/p>\n
My eyes nearly bulged when I finally noticed he heavy metal chains clasped around my wrists. They burned where they made contact with my skin and I immediately knew that they had to contain silver.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What the fuck?\u00a0<\/p>\n
I frowned, my heart thumping wildly in my chest as I growled; \u201cCome out now, Chalice!\u00a0<\/p>\n
I think you\u2019ve gone too far this time around!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
But I was met with nothing. Just silence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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161 Old flames and new playthings.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cChalice!\u201d I tried again, more desperately this time, and when I still wouldn\u2019t get any response, I seethed; \u201c\u2026this isn\u2019t funny!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, it is\u2026\u201d a feminine voice drawled from a corner of the cell and I stilled for a moment before turning abruptly to the sound.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Because it was dark, I couldn\u2019t fully make out her face, so I yelled again;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cChalice!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you obsessed with the owner of that name or something?\u201d The voice came again, sounding perplexed, and I realized to my utmost horror that this wasn\u2019t Chalice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was a girl I\u2019ve never met before.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A girl I\u2019ve never seen before- well, scratch that!\u00a0<\/p>\n
Suddenly, some lights flickered on and my eyes widened when I saw who it was. And I have seen her before. Hell, I even knew one or two things about her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I growled; \u201cKeisha?!\u201d hating the way my stomach dropped when she smiled at me, her eyes glinting with malicious delight as she leaned close and tucked a stray strand of hair behind my ear.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cYou know my name?\u201d She whispered in a mocking tone, but before I could respond, she added; \u201c\u2026that\u2019s so sweet! It shows that Janek is still obsessed with me. So obsessed that his new plaything knows exactly who I am.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
And goddess, all I saw was red.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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