Craving the Alpha
When it steps closer, I catch a flash of eyes—yellow, glowing, locked on my house like a hunter sizing up prey.
I stumble back, my breath ragged, the hum a scream in my veins. My vision sharpens, the room too bright, every sound too loud—the drip of the faucet, the creak of the floor, my own heartbeat thundering in my ears. I clutch the counter to steady myself, but my hands are shaking, and—oh God—what’s happening to me? My nails dig into the countertop, and I hear a crack, sharp and impossible. I look down, and my stomach lurches. The edge of the counter’s splintered, tiny cracks spiderwebbing where my fingers grip. That’s not possible. I’m not strong enough to do that.
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