A Taste of Humanity

Stella

A sudden jolt of fear seizes me as I lock eyes with the man at the far end of the alley.

“You there!” he repeats, taking another step closer. “What are you—”

“Um… Vance? Briggs?” I call out, mainly out of instinct. If there’s one thing that living in the city over the past few years has taught me, it’s not to trust strange men, especially not in the middle of the night.

“Wait, I—”

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