Reyawily,herheadpoundinglikeadrum.
Sheopenedhereyes.Darknesspressedinonherfromallsides.Wheriedtositup,shediscoveredherwristsandankleswerebound,stretchedwideinanX-shapeaattress.
"Isahere?"
Hervoicecracked,egintothevoid,swallowedbytheidseepingthroughunseencracks.Thechillsaoherbones.
Memorybledbafragments:thebreakroom,Julianslumpedbehher,thepullofhislife-forceasshesiphonedhimdry.Thenthedoorsmmingopen,Julian''''ssuddenburstthasheshovedheroff.Herheadstruethinghard,ahibck.
Thebackofherskullstillthrobbed.Shemusthavehittheerofatablebeforepassingout.
Theenergyshehadstolenwasstillinsideher,restlessandunassimited,leavingherfeverish,weak,anddizzy.
Shetookadeepbreath,tryingtosteadytheuntamedenergyswirlinginsideher.Butwhetheritwasfrombeingunsciousfortoolongorthefeverragingthroughher,herbodyrefusedtocooperate.Theenergywrithedlikeantsonahotiron,desperatetofindanescape,threateningtotearherapartfromwithin.
Justonemoreminute—ifshehadheldonforonemoreminute,Julianwouldhavebeenpletelydrained,hissoulextinguished.
Butshehadbeenfagawayfromthedoor.Sheneversawwhoentered.AfterJulianshovedher—wherehadhegone?Wasithimwhedherhere?Ortheintruder?
Sheyboundinsileimestretgunbearably,untitstasoundbrokethestillness:adooropening,closing,andthenfaint,deliberaterustlingjustoutside.
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