LiamThis was for ritual, for activation.I dig the tip into the mud, whispering words from the ancient binding tongue I’d memorised. The dirt steamed slightly. The air rippled.The pulse echoed outward like sonar.She was out there.Alive.And glowing like a damn beacon.I stood again, eyes narrowing, scanning the treelines.A sick grin stretched across my lips. She was alive; that meant I had another chance. Another body to break. Another soul to extract.I could already see her face — angry, afraid, confused— and the thought thrilled me.“ Game on ,” I muttered.Suddenly, I heard rustling behind me.My body turned without hesitation, knife raised, adrenaline coiled.But it was just a rabbit.Pity.I’d kill anything right now to just scratch the itch building in my chest.The need to control. The craving to possess. To end what should have stayed buried.I stepped back towards the SUV , boots squelching against the wet path. Before I got in , I took one last look at the water. Calm.
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