Scars Of A Broken Bond

Her hands shaking, she picked it up and unfolded it.

What she saw made her blood run cold: a grotesque grimace with a blood-red mark stared back at her from the page, sending shivers down her spine.

The markings were the same as the death threat sent to Darren.

Sabrina’s breath caught in her throat, her heart racing. She clenched her fist and scanned her surroundings warily.

There was only one apartment on this floor. Outside the door was the elevator, next to which was the fire exit.

The silence was profound, broken only by the distant hum of the elevator in motion.

she could hear breathing from beyond the fire exit door-the person who had left the ominous

went back inside, bolting the door

inhaling deeply to allow her body to relax

steadied her nerves, then snapped a photo of the unsettling paper and forwarded it

death and the kidnapping, she thoroughly contemplated the potential outcomes. Darren had already received a death threat, and now she did as well. However, she wasn’t going

was not an

phone

something urgent has come up. You’ll

she wasn’t afraid of death herself, she wanted

almost