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14.💗 "𝕳𝖆𝖛𝖊 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖋𝖔𝖗𝖌𝖔𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖓 𝖜𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝕴'𝖒 𝖒𝖔𝖘𝖙 𝖕𝖗𝖔𝖋𝖎𝖈𝖎𝖊𝖓𝖙 𝖆𝖙?"

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**𝕶𝕬𝕿𝕰: "𝕴 𝖐𝖓𝖔𝖜 𝖞𝖔𝖚!"**

He wasn't expecting her to be alert enough to realize someone had entered the room.

He stopped hiding his presence and the door closed with a click.

He said no words as he inched closer to Kate, a large baseball bat in his hand.

Kate's voice showed no sign of alarm as she repeated. "Marcus, is that you?"

She then heard an eerie chuckle in the dark.

She turned around sharply and stared right at his face.

Lit by the weak candle light, the person's eyes were crazed and their smile was creepy.

Kate was staring into the face of a homicidal psychopath.

The go-to response for any normal person under these circumstances would be to scream for help.

However, Kate was studying the man's face closely with not a trace of fear in her eyes.

"It's you!" Kate exclaimed in surprise.

Her shock was shared by the man.

In a deep, throaty voice, he growled. "You know me?"

Kate's body tensed, guarding against him. "Yes, I know you! You're the one who hit me with the car 6-years ago! I'll never forget your face!"

The surprise in the man's eyes was slowly replaced by murderous intent.

"Well, all the more reason for you to die." As he said so, he raised the baseball bat in his hand.

Kate was unperturbed. She folded her legs and asked calmly. "Who ordered you to come for me? Was it Sage?"

"How is the answer going to help you from beyond the grave? Although, I must say, woman you have some impressive guts." He had the bat raised above his head, and was prepared to deliver the final blow.

Even though Kate's unconventional reaction surprised him but he had to get his job done.

No matter what, Kate had to die that night!

"Well, all the more reason for you to tell me, don't you agree?"

Kate mimicked his speech pattern. "It was Sage who wanted me dead 6 years ago and it was her again this time, wasn't it?"

"Yes, it was her." As the words escaped the man's mouth, the bat in his hands came down hard at Kate.

Kate kicked the table counter that held the candle and used the rebound the lean back out of harm's way.