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KILL FOR SURVIVAL
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2024-10-29 19:42:56For someone who was ashamed of the amount of men that I had murdered, I sure didn’t look like I regretted it. I stood over Will, feeling the slow and steady pulse of his heart beat against my hand, these slightly long dark nails digging into the skin. I felt a heat coming from my body, and though I was sure this was something that I didn’t want to do, I knew that I wouldn’t hesitate. His dark eyes watched my face, and I stared back at him, hoping to see a hint of fear.
There was none.
The speed in which his heart was beating confirmed as well.
“Aren’t you scared?” I asked, remembering the faces of those who didn’t make it out of this position alive.
They never got to really feel the threat, as I usually ripped on their vocal chords and whateve
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