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Chapter 4
*Maggie*
The man looks over his shoulder a few times and sighs heavily, noticing I am still on his heels. Before coming to the opening at the end of the woods, he whirls around to face me and I jump at his closeness. A sadness flits through his eyes but morphs into a haughty glare as he looms over me, stepping closer, trying to intimidate me. It’s working, and sadly, it has more to do with his scar than his presence.
“Why are you here?” he asks, his eyes boring right through my soul. I gulp.
“I have nowhere to go.”
“You look like a pretty girl.” he sneers, looking me over. “You must have a boyfriend waiting for you. Or a mommy and daddy wanting to coddle you,”
I snort out a laugh, trying to cover the realization that him saying I’m pretty is doing something strange to my insides.
“Yeah, mommy and daddy don’t want me anymore,” I say, sounding snotty, but I don’t care. This jerk started
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