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    “Now we’re even.” Nathan rose from the bed.
    “They’re not real.”
    “Sure they are, little ostrich. And you’ll find out soon. The demon we call is going to love you. Such sweet blood.” He licked his lips.
    “No!” She tugged against the handcuffs.
    “What’s wrong, little rabbit?”
    The words stilled her instantly. I won’t be a rabbit, she told herself firmly. I won’t! She glared at Nathan. There had to be a way out of this mess. So she’d failed at taking the key. There’d be other opportunities. She’d wait for them. “You’re crazy if you think killing me will solve your problems.”
    “Oh it’ll solve them alright. Demons are very good at solving problems, if you’re careful how you word your demands.” He smiled.
    Fear rushed through Alyssa and it took all her willpower to remain motionless.
    “See. It won’t work on you now.”
    “What won’t work?”
    “My smile. I asked them to make my smile reassure people. To make them believe what I tell them. I wasn’t specific enough. It only works if you want to trust me. If you want to be convinced.” Nathan pointed at her. “And last night you wanted to believe. Now you don’t. That’s why you feel fear when I smile.” He smiled momentarily. “But it worked when I needed it to. Now it’s another toy to make the game more fun.”
    Alyssa wished she’d bitten him harder. This wasn’t a game. It was her life. “Bastard.”
    Nathan’s reply was another smile. “I’ll be back in a few hours. You have a date at three a.m. We can’t have you late for that.” Nathan strode from the room and let the door swing shut behind him.
    Alyssa curled up in a ball at the top of the bed. “Oh God,” she moaned. She smothered a laugh. God! If there was any time in her life when prayers were needed, this was it. But not a single one came to mind. She’d never attended church and didn’t even know if she’d been baptised. All she could think to say was, “Oh God, help me. If you really exist, I could do with a bit of help about now.” When there was no answer to her whispered words, a shudder went through her. “I’m going insane. Believing in demons and gods.” She wrapped her free arm across her chest and closed her eyes. There was nothing she could do while handcuffed to the bed. All she could hope for was sleep so the time would pass quicker.
    Time! How little there was left. And all the things she hadn’t got around to doing. There were so many of them. Alyssa emptied her mind again. She couldn’t think. Not without letting a scream escape. It seemed to be getting louder and more insistent. She thought of nothingness. Black, empty nothingness. She wondered if death would be like that. Her breath caught in her throat. She refused to let her mind wander down that track. Instead she started to count. She brought each number to mind in bright red. The colour of blood. Before she reached one hundred, she’d drifted off to sleep again.

Chapter Six
    The brush of a finger across her lip brought her to instant wakefulness. Nathan crouched beside the bed. She could only stare at him. Stare and wait to see what move he’d make next.
    “Time to get up, Sleeping Beauty. You don’t want to be late for your date with a demon.”
    “I prefer to make an entrance.”
    Nathan laughed. “An hour and a half till you die and still you make jokes. But don’t worry, Princess, as the guest of honour, you’ll make an entrance no matter how early you arrive.”
    As soon as Nathan unlocked the handcuff from her wrist, Alyssa sat up and massaged where it had rubbed against her skin. She yawned and stretched thinking, sleeping too much is as tiring as not sleeping enough. She tried to keep her mind on safe topics. Ones that wouldn’t make her scream like a lunatic.
    “I need to use the bathroom.”
    Nathan waved towards the door. Alyssa slung her bag over her shoulder and warily walked towards the open door. She glanced to the left first.