Page 250 of Mountain Boss

He was a guest here. A while ago.

My fear morphs into terror.

He shouldn’t be here.

And I shouldn’t be out here alone.

No one knows I’m out here alone.

“What do you want?” I don’t want to hear the answer, but I can’t stop the question from coming out.

He takes a step forward. Toward me. “I want to ruin your life the way you ruined mine.”

What?

He doesn’t make any sense.

I barely even talked to him when he was here.

But sense doesn’t matter. Not with men like him.

Not with men who would approach you in the dark.

He takes another step, leaving only a couple yards between us.

I throw my clothes bundle at him.

“Run!” I yell the command at Ben as I spin and take off back toward the bathroom.

My blood is sizzling with adrenaline.

My body feels like it isn’t mine.

If I can just get through the door.

There’s a lock?—

A hand grips the back of my sweatshirt.

I stumble.

But the man’s hold on my shirt keeps me from falling.

I start to struggle.

I won’t go easy.

I won’t?—

Cold metal presses against my throat.

I flinch.

And a sharp sting slices my skin.

A cry flies from my mouth, and my hands reach up on reflex.

He shakes me, and the knife cuts me again.

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