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Silence.
She could hear her own heartbeat thundering in her ears.
Kross’s voice dropped to a cold whisper, “You’ll come when I say.”
“You don’t own me!” she shrieked. Jewel was losing her mind, but she didn’t care anymore. It had taken everything to break free from that lunatic. She wasn’t being sucked in another time. “If you contact me again, I swear I’ll call the cops.”
He paused and then, “No, you won’t.”
She seethed. “What?”
“Do you know why, Jewel?”
Her fingernails tightened on the screen.
“It’s because you don’t think I’m wrong. And even if I am, it doesn’t matter to you. Deep down, in that twisted, sick little mind of yours, you enjoy being chosen. It makes you feel special to know that you’re special to me…”
“You maniac.”
“I saw it from that first night. Your intrigue, your curiosity. Your disgust could not hide your desire. The dance of touching, being touched, you like to watch just as much as I enjoy watching you.”
“You’re wrong.”
“You’re just like me.”
“I am nothing like you!” She shot the phone to the floor.
It clattered.
She heard a sickening crack.
Quiet descended.
Jewel stood with her feet spread apart, her chest heaving. Eyes glued to the phone, she waited. This wasn’t the end.
The broken screen brightened.
He was calling back.
Nostrils flaring, she picked up the phone and ended the call. Her fingers shook as she turned the phone off and kicked it aside. Anxiety clouded her mind. She couldn’t process all the information flooding in at once.
Kross was back.
He was looking for her.
And he wouldn’t stop until he had her.
Pain exploded in her chest. She held a hand over her racing heart and squeezed her eyes shut. Now wasn’t the time to panic. She had to pack her things, get Juney and run. Run so far that Kross would never be able to catch her.
Jewel launched herself at the suitcase she’d been living out of since she moved in. It was for this very reason that she didn’t use any of the cheap plastic drawers or cupboards that came with the house.
Her footsteps clattered against the floor as she stashed her limited belongings into the ratty bag.
A solid knock broke her concentration.
Jewel went stock-still.
Disquiet coursed through her veins.
