Page 260 of Craving Venom

Stop it, Faith. It’s almost as if you want him to chase you.

No, I don’t.

Then just as the doors begin to close again, I hear him count.

“Two.”

I slap the door close button again and again even though it’s already rising.

“Three.”

My stomach flips.

“Four…”

The doors slide shut, and I don’t wait to hear what comes after that.

The elevator jerks upward. I sag against the wall. Zane’s hoodie hangs low, sticking to my chest where sweat and cum have dried against my skin. My thighs are sticky, my pussy still pulsing like it’s waiting for him to come back and finish what we started.

I press my legs together.

No.

No, I can’t think like that. He killed people. Skinned them. Staked them open like animals. He’s dangerous. He’s fucking insane.

But so am I because I liked the way his cock stretched me. The way he let me be on top… until he didn’t.

The elevator jerks to a stop.

The doors slide open with a hollow chime.

I step out into silence.

The rooftop’s cold. The wind hits my bare thighs, slicing through the oversized hoodie that still clings to my body. My feet slap against the concrete, and I walk straight to the edge of the parapet wall. My chest presses against it as I peer over.

Everything below is swallowed in shadow. There’s no one out. No movement. No headlights, no footsteps, not even the distant hum of life. Just silence and the thick, hollow dark of a city holding its breath.

“Fuck,” I whisper.

I move my eyes, looking toward the rest of campus. There are lights in the windows, sure, but there’s not a single soul in sight. Not a single sound.

Until I hear footsteps.

The steps are not fast. Not urgent, but they’re measured.

“Six.”

I whip around.

He’s not even on the rooftop yet.

And somehow, that’s worse.

I stumble back, grabbing the edge of the parapet wall behind me. My breath snags. Every inch of my skin prickles.

“Seven.”

I take a step back. Then another. I scan the rooftop and there’s barely anywhere to go. There’s nothing but scattered utility boxes, an old HVAC unit humming in the corner, and a few maintenance crates near the far side.

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