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All around me, things went black. And the last thing I heard was the thunder in the distance.

Chapter 24

Larissa

“Come here, Sweetie,” the soft female voice said, and I spun in a circle. Everything around me was white, as if light was flooding me. “Over here.”

I cautiously took one step at a time, feeling my way forward because wherever I was, there were no ups and downs. There was only light here.

“You’re almost there...”

The voice was closer now. And then I spotted the hand reaching out to me.

My heart gave a joyful leap, and I reached for the hand without hesitation.

When I touched it, it was warmth that flooded my body.

The hand pulled me toward itself, and I saw more and more of the body of the woman in front of me. A light green dress made of silk, a petite yet slender body, full dark blonde hair. Her face...

My breath caught, and I hesitated.

She had no face.

“Let’s go home,” I heard the woman say, and even though there was no mouth for the words to come out of, a sense of trust welled up inside me.

The woman turned, my hand still in hers, and led me behind her when suddenly I felt another hand wrap around my other.

I winced. This hand was cold.

My head spun around.

The strong hand on my wrist was tattooed.

Shocked, I looked up, into the face of a man. Poison green eyes flashed at me.

Diego.

“Let megowith her,” I pleaded without hesitation.

He just grinned, showing his silver teeth.

“Come withme,” he said in a smoky voice. “Me, you know.”

Nothing in me wanted to follow his request. I would rather shoot myself.

I wanted to go with the woman. She felt like home. And that was the place I wanted to finally arrive.

“Letgoof me. You’redead!” It escaped me and I tried to free myself from his grip.

Diego laughed, and the sound made me tremble inside.

“So is she,” he said, and his grin grew even dirtier. “You don’t even know her.”

I snapped my eyes open. The light disappeared abruptly, the hands that had touched me were no longer there.Diegowasn’t there.Ofcourse, he wasn’t...

I wanted to gasp, but when I realized that I was lying in the student accommodation, together with three other girls, I jumped up and crept as quietly as possible through the room, toward the hallway, where I disappeared into the bathroom.

The second the door clicked shut, I gasped audibly, as if my life depended on it. I had to hold on to the door, clawing into one of the towels. And then,finally, the tears came.

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