My fingers dug into the wall, my eyes wide. I did not breathe as shock took over every impulse in my body. I was afraid for this woman, and I also wanted to be her in all her careless bravery, and I wanted to open the door wide and tell her how absurd she was. The minotaur was beautiful. Perhaps beastly too, but not in the way that cruel, sharp voice implied. "Snoop." The word slipped into my ear, rasping softly. I let out a sharp cry, my heart starting again with a shock as I spun in place. A wild white grin beamed down at me, surrounded by bright coppery hair. My hand clapped over my heart
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