Prologue One

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His teeth sank into me, popping through my pale skin. "No!" I cry out, the pain exploding through my arm like the red that freely went into his mouth, sliding over his canines like ink.

Stop. Stop. STOP. STOP! Every mental utterance lead to a new wave of mind altering pain. Is this dying? Is this what Lee had felt? At the memory of his name, of pulling the trigger aimed at his skull, I quickly pull out of my reveling in the bite and feel regret. Lee... The revengeful murderer that had saved my life and been my gentle father when I couldn't take care of myself. Lee. Lee. Lee.

Alone, it's enough to pull me out of my head and my arm out of his mouth. Only now... This isn't the dog I had been trying to share my last portion of food with. It wasn't even Lee's face, that I see in every living thing now. It's a man. Soft brown eyes, dusty white skin, stubble, and a handsome, gentle face. And so the longest night ended where another started. Luke.

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