chapter 11. Chase of Terror

BELLE I screamed and felt tears of complete terror pour down my face. I ran. I wasn’t even sure where I was running to; I just let my legs carry me away from the nightmare that my life had become. I heard heavy paws running after me as I sprinted up the stairs, knowing it was Grayson on my heels. I panicked and ran into the first room I came across. That room just so happened to be the one I had first woken up in with him. I slammed the door shut and locked it. I backed away from it. It took precisely one second for something hard and large to start pounding against the door. I sobbed as the entire room shook. I continued to step backward until I felt my back meet the window on the other side of the room. I slid down, hugging my knees to my chest. He’s trying to break down the door. Oh my God. This is how I die. The door shuddered like it was seconds away from splintering. In the middle of the pounding, the door handle jiggled. I suddenly heard Kyle’s voice. “