My eyes flew open as I jackknifed upward and over, nearly tumbling off the bed. Yanked forward, I was dragged across the bed, toward him. A scream erupted, quickly lost in the shadows of the room. I grabbed onto the bed, but it was no use. The chain jerked suddenly, throwing me to the side. My swollen stomach ached as I shifted, pressing my back against the headboard. Oh God, he was here and there was no way out of this. A shadow blotted out the thin strip of moonlight. My heart lurched into my throat as every muscle in my body tensed. I didn’t see anything, but I felt the slight stirring of air. The cool metal of the collar bit into my neck as I willed my heart to slow down, but the pounding against my ribs increased until pressure clamped down on my chest. Straining forward, I peered into the darkness. The room was so dark I couldn’t make out anything beyond the faint, silvery moonlight seeping between the crack in the thick curtains.
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