Page 90 of Master of My Life

She stepped away from him. “Leave me alone.”

He followed. “You are mine, Sabrina. You were made for me. You belong to me.”

“I don’t want you.”

The shadow snarled. “Come with me now, or I will kill your beloved.”

Her heart twisted in her chest. The words were simple, but she knew he meant it.

“Please, leave us be.”

The shadow leaned his head back and laughed. “How can I leave you be when you

belong to me? Come with me. Now.”

I will protect Chase. I have to protect him. She shook her head. “I don’t belong with you.

I belong with Chase.”

He reached out and pulled her close, trying to take her in, but she pushed away. She

had a strength she’d not known before and he fell back a few steps.

His face twisted into a sickening grin. “So be it.”

CHASE OPENED HIS EYES BUT DIDN ’ T MOVE. S OMEONE WAS IN HIS CONDO , BUT IT WASN ’ T MRS .

Porter. She was visiting her daughter.

The slightest hint of a footstep reached his sensitive hearing. Then another one. What the hell?

Silently, he pushed away his blankets and sat up. A shadow at the window caught his attention but

when he turned, it was gone.

An acrid smell assaulted Chase’s nostrils as he stood and crept to look out the window. Nothing

moved below. A glance at his clock said it was after four.

The smell grew stronger, and he stiffened. He knew that scent—motor oil. He would bet his life

on it. But that meant there were explosives—

Shit!

He threw on a pair of pants and shoes and hurried to his bedroom door. The wood was cool, as

was the knob. He carefully grabbed the knob and turned it.

A flash of light blinded him followed by an invisible blast that hurled him back several feet and

onto his back. Before he passed out, he would have sworn he heard a low laugh that could be

described in no other way but evil.

“Ethan!”

Sabrina skidded into Ethan’s room. By the time she reached his bed, he was sitting up, wide

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