THE NIGHTMARE

Chapter 79

We stared at each other for a few minutes while standing apart, panting from the run.Valerian was correct about him from the beginning," I thought.It became increasingly clear to me that Rafael was a perilously self-centered individual as I spent more time with him.He only cared about himself.He would go to absurd lengths to demonstrate that he could defeat Valerian, and once he had achieved his goal, he would come up with various justifications for his actions.While I foolishly smuggled him blood bags and thought of him as my friend, he probably had already planned the escape several weeks prior.When I asked, he played it as though he had been doing me a favor all along and took me hostage when it was convenient for him.I had considered leaving Valerian's home a huge amount in those most recent couple of days, yet when I was out I begun to believe that I hadn't exactly needed to leave.At least not yet, and certainly not in this manner.

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