After much debate and lots of ideas, this is the sequel to In the Presence of an Angel. Some of you have wanted a sequel to ItPoaA while others have not. Well, my hope is that you all will give this story a chance :-)
Prologue
Life is not fair.
If life was fair, I'd still be at the apartment waiting for Meg to arrive so that we could chat about classes and fix dinner together. If it was fair, I would have thought to lock the door before I'd gone to check the mail. If it was fair, I would have sensed that I wasn't alone while I looked through the mail on the couch. If it was fair, I would have forced myself not to scream.
He wanted to talk. He said that's all he wanted.
Lies!
When am I going to learn that I can never ever lower my defenses in his presence?
Maybe if he hadn't caught me so offguard, I could have blocked him out somehow. Or maybe not.. I never was good at ignoring his 'persuasive voice'.
I'd allowed him to talk, as he said he wanted to, and that's when things went terribly wrong.
Well, things went terribly wrong for me, that is...
Not for Erik.
No, things are going really well for him. Here we are in his Tennessee cabin without any utilities. There is a single candle lighting the room.
The floorboards creak. I hear him coming. At least I won't be caught offguard again, I guess.
He'll be oh so happy to see that I'm awake...
But his happiness won't last long. I'll make sure of that.
