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I slam the car door and the sound echoes through the quiet neighborhood. I can hear my footsteps louder than usual, in perfect time with my heartbeat. The metal of the doorknob chills my hand. I decide it’s best to give him the first soul now. I summon him. He arrives in with a resounding whoosh and the sound of crackling flames. I can feel the heat rising off him from a few feet away. “What do you want? Needing help so soon?” he asked, annoyed. I held the locket out to him. A look of shock crosses his face, quickly replaced with disap...
tw: hints at sexual violence “You want another?” “No thank you. I’m okay.” I smiled and continued drinking my coffee. He’d bought me not only this but a slice of cake. Mama always said I was his favorite. He gave the barista my answer and she went away. I was left sitting across from him while he watched me eat. “And where do you want to go after this, Lizzy?” He asked. “Oh, you don’t have to take me anywhere else.” I shook my head and gestured at everything he’d bought me so far. “But I want to. How about we go d...
The rough carpeting scrapes against my face. My wrists ache as I keep twisting and trying to pull them apart. I can feel the hum of the road below me. I can’t see but I can tell it wouldn’t be of much use anyways. We come to a sudden stop, and I slam against the side of the trunk. Please don’t let this be our last stop, I think to myself. Then the car jolts again and I slide to the opposite side of the trunk. And even though my head hurts I say thank you aloud. I continue trying to pull my wrists apart or kick out one of the tail...
TW: light gore and mentions of sexual violence“Please. Please just let me see my wife again.” I begged. I was on my knees before Satan himself.“Alright.” he said, an edge in his voice. “I’ll let you see her. Then you’ll leave?” “I’m not leaving without her.” I said, correcting myself and beginning to stand. I saw him roll his eyes out of the corner of mine. “I told you she can’t leave. She violated her contract. That means she, and her soul, belong to me.” He sighed tiredly. We’d been going back and forth for a wh...
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