THE BEAST IN HIM
Chapter One
Sixteen years later
"Well, how bad is it?" Smitty asked, handing Mace
Llewellyn a hot cup of coffee.
"Bad. Really bad. I can't sleep. I barely eat. I'm terrified they're
going to come in the middle of the night and burn the house
down." He shook his head and sipped his coffee, unable to continue.
"How much longer?"
Mace took a deep breath. "Another month. But she's talked
about not going back. A few months ago I thought that would
make me happy; but not now. It horrifies me."
Smitty winced. "Isn't there something you can do?"
When his friend only looked away, Smitty bumped his shoulder
with his own. "Fess up, hoss. What did you do?"
"You don't understand," Mace stated desperately. "I had to
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