The Merciless Predator

She flinched, yearning to dissolve within the mattress and escape from the deadly ferocity of the monster hovering over her.

She didn't recognize this man. Her eyes were closed and she refused to look at the haunting image, not wanting to plague herself with nightmares that would follow. She wouldn't open her eyes no matter what he said. She didn't want to see in those dead pits that promised her