(Midnight. The mansion is silent, the corridors stretched in eerie moonlight. Evelyn’s bare feet press against the cold marble as she moves—slow, calculated. Tonight, she isn’t playing his game. She’s breaking free.)
(Her heart hammers as she reaches the grand staircase. The heavy front door is just a few feet away. One step. Two. Almost there—)
Just then a voice behind her rings
𝑹𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒓𝒂
Going somewhere, baby?
(Her feet freeze then and there.)
(She spins.He’s there.Leaning against the banister, dressed in all black, watching her with a smirk that chills her more than the night air.)
𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒚𝒏 𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒂
Move.
𝑹𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒓𝒂
(Slow smile) And miss the fun?
(A shift in the air. Before she can react, the lights cut out. Darkness engulfs her.)
𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒚𝒏 𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒂
What the—
(A hand closes around her wrist.Hard. She gasps as he yanks her back, her body crashing into his.His breath is warm against her ear.)
𝑹𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒍𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒓𝒂
You should know by now, baby…(softly) I like to hunt.
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