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“Act one begins.”
He gently placed the lizard on Lisa’s leg.
The cold sensation seeped through the thin fabric. Lisa’s body trembled violently.
She bit her lower lip so hard it nearly bled.
She wanted to scream, to struggle, but her hands and feet were tied. She couldn’t move.
She shut her eyes tight, not daring to look.
That cold, moving thing crawled up slowly, past her calf, thigh, and
waist…
Every inch made her skin crawl and nerves stretch to breaking point.
She could clearly feel the scales scraping against her skin.
Slimy, cold and damp.
This pervert!
He didn’t want money or sex.
He wanted to break her mentally!
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To make her collapse, to drive her mad.
Once someone’s mind shatters, they become a walking corpse.
The man watched her reaction. A low laugh sounded by her ear.
“Good, very good.
You’re tougher than I thought.”
“Honestly, you’re the strongest woman I’ve ever seen.
Not like others who scream and cry. So annoying. I usually cut their tongues off to feed my pets.”
He said it casually, but clearly he was a bloody psycho.
“Keep it up. Behave, and I won’t hurt you.”
Lisa clenched her teeth, forcing herself to ignore the crawling
sensation.
She tried to control her breathing.
Inhale…
Exhale…
She tried to relax her tense muscles. Then she started brainwashing
herself.
A lizard is just a gecko. Harmless.
It won’t bite. Just looks gross.
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Nothing to fear, nothing to fear…
Over and over.
Maybe her pep talk worked, or maybe the lizard crawled aimlessly.
It moved up her arm to her shoulder.
Paused briefly.
Then slid down her other arm, fell to the floor, and darted into a
corner.
Lisa’s tense body loosened slightly.
But her heart still pounded wildly.
The man’s smile faded, replaced by surprise.
He stared at Lisa.
“No tears?
No screams?”
“Tsk tsk, interesting!
I like you more and more!”
He stood up and pulled a dagger from his waistband.
The blade gleamed coldly in the dim light.
Holding the dagger, he crouched again. The cold steel touched Lisa’s
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cheek.
He slid it gently.
“Seems that wasn’t exciting enough for you.”
“How about… something wilder?”
The cold metal and his dangerous tone shattered Lisa’s mental defenses instantly.
“What do you want?”
She screamed uncontrollably, voice shrill with unstoppable fear.
The man slid the dagger down skillfully, slicing her shirt buttons open -one, two… revealing pink lace beneath.
Lisa’s ample bosom heaved, presenting a breathtaking visual feast.
The man paused, blade poised to
slice across her chest, then hesitated.
“Such a pity to mar this canvas,” he murmured.
After brief contemplation,
his sharp dagger flashed, tearing through the fabric covering her left arm to reveal milky skin.
“Don’t… touch me!”
Lisa’s voice trembled, eyes wide as she edged backward.
Shh!
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He silenced her again with duct tape.
Gripping her shoulder, he made a swift, vicious slash.
Pain seared through Lisa as a 20–centimeter gash erupted,
crimson blood welling like a spring down her forearm.
The man nodded approvingly before turning to seek another bloodsucking creature……
At the same time.
A golden Rolls–Royce raced down the highway.
Alexander sat in the back seat, his face dark as storm clouds. He’d never felt such frantic urgency before.
His phone had just rung, Andrew’s voice urgent.
“Alexander, we found her!”
“Rural Hamlet! An unfamiliar van entered around dawn!”
“Our team tracked the exact location!”
A location pin dropped on Alexander’s phone.
[Location Shared: Rural Hamlet Abandoned Farm]
Less than two kilometers from his current position.
“Faster!”
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Alexander roared at the driver.
The driver slammed the accelerator to the floor.
….The man pulled two black, blood–bat–like creatures from a cage, their sharp fangs bared.
He edged toward Lisa, coaxing, “They’re tame. Don’t be scared. You did well earlier.”
“Humans and animals can coexist.”
Lisa shook her head violently, scrambling backward. Nausea churned in her gut. Blood already pooled on the floor around her, her face paper-white.
Woof! Woof! Woof!
A weak beam of light pierced the window, followed by fierce barking.
The man’s expression darkened, irritation flashing across his face.
Weren’t the targets headed to provincial city?
How did anyone find this place?
He shoved the blood bats back, snatched his camera, grabbed the cage,
and bolted outside!
Before leaving, he killed the lights and slammed the door shut.
Night had fallen. Most wouldn’t notice this shack. And her wound… it kept bleeding…
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Lisa fumbled in the darkness, muffled whimpers escaping her lips as she inched toward the door.
The door exploded inward.
A sharp click flooded the room with blinding light.
Lisa flinched back, shielding her eyes.
Alexander stood silhouetted in the doorway, his features sharp against the glare.
The scene before him stopped his heart.
Buttons torn from Lisa’s coat. Her left arm drenched in blood. A massive, spreading crimson pool on the floor.
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