Kindred Tales Box Set Volume Four by Evangeline Anderson

Author:Evangeline Anderson [Anderson, Evangeline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Evangeline Anderson

“Now where shall I cut first?” Christian mused, eyeing Annie’s mostly exposed body. She was duct-taped to the oak tree with the rough bark digging unmercifully into her back. But it wasn’t the discomfort of being taped to the tree that was absorbing all of her attention now—it was the shiny silver knife in Christian’s hand.

He had pulled it out of his roll, which he had apparently stashed here earlier along with the roll of duct tape, some rope, and several large plastic bags. It was like a rape kit—or more likely a murder kit.

He’s been planning this, Annie thought, feeling sick. He came and staked out my apartment and stashed his stuff in a place where he knew no one would find it. We’re far enough out in the woods that there’s no chance of somebody walking their dog finding us—I doubt anyone will even hear me if I scream.

Don’t you mean when you scream? whispered a dark little voice in her head. Because I think that’s what he wants, Annie—he wants to hear you scream.

She wanted to scream now—to shout and yell and cry out for help just in case anyone might be anywhere near enough to hear her. But her voice felt as though someone had put a lock on her throat. She was frozen inside—tensed with fear so huge it seemed to overwhelm her. She felt like she had in those awful moments when she’d been running through Slo’vv’s chilly torso in order to get back to Dru—like a hand made of ice and iron was gripping her heart.

I’m going to die out here, she thought, feeling sick and scared and frozen. She clenched the purple walnut with Nutter Butter inside in her fist, hoping the little dog would be okay after she was gone. And to think I was so excited to get to that damn reunion and see Christian again. Just my luck that my high school crush turns out to be a serial killer!

A broken little laugh escaped her frozen throat and Christian frowned at her.

“What’s so funny, pretty Annie? I can promise you won’t be laughing in a minute.”

“I was just…” Annie had to clear her throat to get the words out. Her voice sounded husky and strange in her own ears. “Just thinking how excited I was to go to that stupid reunion. All because I wanted to see you again. And now look.”

“Yes, indeed—look at us now.” Christian grinned mirthlessly and drew the tip of the long, thin knife he had selected from his roll down her bare arm.

Annie gasped as a crimson line opened on her bare flesh, the blood tracing a path through her freckles. The strange thing was, she’d barely felt the knife at all. The blade was so incredibly sharp it seemed to glide through her skin like butter.

“You…you were always so nice in high school,” she gasped, hoping against hope to appeal to his better half—though she doubted he had one. “You never teased me or called me names or…or hurt me, then.

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