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“what if I jumped? What if I oopsie-daisied myself into oblivion without a second of introspection? What if I simply gave in to the cold part of my mind?”
“‘Leaves hellbent on hitting the earth, beautiful and suicidal, their destination resolute. I hope I find that. I hope I have the guidance of my individual gravity.’”
“Now, are you ready to pay, Karen?” I ask, leaning forward. “Or are you going to continue being a miserable cunt?”
I want to remove the skin from her skull and run my lips along the smooth, bleached white bone.
She’s wondering if she needs to start freezing these moments in her mind. She’ll need them when she tells ‘the story of us’ to coworkers, relatives, her social media followers…
“Last night, I killed a deer. The blood was so warm. No, no, shh… listen to me... it felt just how your pussy feels right now.”
I’m a mirage to her. She’ll interact with only the shiny edges, never fully understanding that there is no depth beyond the mirrored image.
Would his head pop off? Would it pop off like that little fucking piggie that went wee-wee-wee all the way home?
“Touch me like that again and I’ll peel your face off to use as my next Halloween mask. Capiche?”
The world has simplified into a very narrow corridor. I have one goal, one objective, one desire. Kill.
“I’ll be honest, I’m feeling kind of shy. I’ve never done this before.”
There’s a chunk of Jerri’s jawbone in my pocket, polished clean. I run my
thumb along the ridges, marveling at how I’d yanked and twisted it out. God, I feel good.
“It hurts,” she spits out, eyes wide, mouth agape. “It hurts so good. Holy fuck—”
“There’s nothing holy about the way I plan on fucking you,”
“I’m gonna turn you over and fuck you from behind, right here in the dirt,”
“I’m—” she chokes out, convulsing against me. “Oh, God, I’m going to—” “Damn right you are.” Monsters, indeed.
I’m not a naïve girl to be toyed with; I’m a caged monster lost in all of time and space who has finally gotten the strength to break free.
Although I’m now blinking through blurred vision, I’ve never seen anything
so clearly li...
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My endorphins skyrocket at the fleeting thought of bashing his head in and making human Play-...
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“If you don’t watch what I do to Cora, I will peel the skin off your face and make you eat it.”
But she is mine and if you don’t do what I say, Michael—if you
don’t do what I say? Your family will weep when they see what I’ve done to you.”
“Oh, that’s not loud enough, princess. Beg. Louder.”
“She must really hate you,” I say pleasantly to him, “because this feels incredible.”
We inhale each other’s harsh, uneven breaths, and it’s suddenly a staring contest between us two mutual monsters.
“Nolan Graves, the notorious serial killer known simply as ‘Jawbone’ because of his tendency to take the jaw of his victims, is currently wanted by police in multiple states. Authorities are coordinating with the FBI and implore that the public come forward with any information. His number of victims remains unknown, however more and more information comes to light each day…”
“Depends on how far you want to go, little monster.”
