Chapter 4. Be My Woman

It was the same nightmare every time.

The pale, veiny hand. The bloody fangs. The eyes that looked like bright red blood.

And the scream. That bone-chilling scream that sent shivers down her spine every time she heard it.

And then she woke up.

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Cassy Lenoir opened her eyes and instantly saw darkness.

Her muscles felt tense, and it felt like all the energy was sapped out from her limbs. She could, however, feel a mattress underneath her body, a softness that spread from her backside to her arms and legs.

She had never laid down on such a comfortable bed before. Just being here made her want to close her eyes again and drift back to sleep…

No. No, she shouldn’t.

Cassy’s lips stretched into a thin line as she tried to remember what happened before she passed out.

Blood on the snow-covered ground. Blood gushing out from her shoulder.

The cold freezing her limbs. Her breathing growing labored. Black spots appearing in her visi