The Unchosen Mate
“All clear. Door flung open upstairs. Plus, the old hag is gone.”
“Our business is done here,” said the third, taking command once more. “I’ll be in touch in a few days.”
And with that, the first bent to extinguish the candles, along with any chance Marge had of seeing their faces.
They descended up the stairs, and into the dark, taking no notice of her in the shadows by the stair in their eagerness to depart.
She waited, far longer than was likely necessary, before getting up from her position. Her bones ached, stiff and hardened from the cold floor and her joints cracked loudly in the quiet basement room. But her mind was reeling, bringing focus to her whirling mind despite her rattled bod
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