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The demon laughed despite the bullet wound.Then its face started healing.Skin stitched itself together.Bone cracked back into place.Elsa stared in horror.“…Oh come on!”The demon’s grin widened.“You thought that would work?”Ethan grabbed Elsa’s arm suddenly.“Run.”“What?”“RUN.”More red eyes appeared deeper in the trees.Not four anymore.More.Many more.Branches shifted.Growls echoed through the darkness.Elsa’s face went pale.“…Ethan.”“We can’t stay.”The demons smiled around them.One stepped forward slowly.“You’re trapped.”Another tilted its head.“The humans smell terrified.”“Oh, shut up,” Elsa snapped shakily.A third demon laughed.“This one still has spirit.”Ethan pulled Elsa behind him slightly.Even injured—Even exhausted—He still moved protectively.Elsa noticed.And weirdly—That scared her more.“…What do we do?” she whispered.Ethan looked around quickly.Thinking.Fast.Another demon moved closer.“You can surrender,” it mocked. “We might kill you qui
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Ethan nearly dropped to one knee.The demons laughed.“He’s slowing down!”“He’s almost done!”A claw came toward his face—Ethan caught the wrist suddenly.Then smashed his forehead into the demon’s nose.CRUNCH.The demon stumbled back screaming.Ethan grabbed his gun quickly.BANG.One shot.A demon dropped.BANG.Another shot.A second demon fell backward.But there were still too many.One jumped onto Ethan from behind.They crashed hard into the dirt.The demon clawed at his throat violently.“You killed Peter!” he screamed.Ethan punched him once.Twice.Hard.Then shoved the knife upward into the demon’s jaw.The screaming stopped immediately.Ethan pushed the body off himself roughly.Breathing hard now.Very hard.Blood dripped from his mouth.One eye blurred slightly.The remaining demons circled him slowly now.More careful.One smiled darkly.“…You really will die for them.”Ethan wiped blood from his chin.“…Looks that way.”The demon tilted his head.“…Why?”Ethan looke
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Then Elsa spoke again. Very quietly. “…Please don’t die.” That made Ethan pause for half a second. Just half. Then another car slammed into him hard enough to nearly throw him off the road. Ethan gritted his teeth. “…I’m trying not to.” The car shook hard. Ethan fought the steering wheel. His teeth clenched. His arm hurt badly now. Elsa’s voice came again, fast and sharp. “…Ethan, talk to me!” “I’m here.” “Where are you now?” “…Far from the house.” “Good. Stay there.” “I’m trying.” Another demon car came closer. One of them shouted through a loud voice. “STOP RUNNING!” Ethan ignored him. Elsa heard it too. “…They sound close.” “They are.” A demon car moved up beside him again. The window rolled down. A man with red eyes smiled at Ethan. “…You can’t win like this.” Ethan didn’t look at him. Elsa spoke quickly. “…Do you have a plan?” “Yes.” “What is it?” Ethan looked ahead at the road. A long empty stretch. Trees on both sides. “…I stop them.” Elsa
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Ethan’s grip tightened hard on the steering wheel.“…Damn.”The car behind him sped up again.Fast.Too fast.Elsa’s voice came through the phone sharply.“…Ethan?”He looked at the mirror again.Red eyes.Four of them.Maybe more.“…I’ve got company,” he said quietly.“What?”“Demons.”Silence.Then—“…You’re joking.”“I wish I was.”One of the black cars suddenly swerved closer and slammed into the side of Ethan’s car.BANG.The whole vehicle shook violently.Elsa cursed loudly through the phone.“ETHAN!”“I’m fine.”“You always say that right before something horrible happens!”Another hit.Harder this time.Ethan fought to keep control of the wheel.The demons inside the other car laughed loudly.One lowered the window slightly.A pale face appeared.Smiling.“…Stop the car, Ethan!”Ethan ignored him and drove faster.Elsa heard everything now.The crashes.The engine.The laughter.“…How many?” she asked quickly.“Too many.”“That is not a number!”“Four cars maybe.”“…You’re inj
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Ethan hesitated for one second longer.Then nodded once.“I’ll come back later,” he said quietly. “I still need to check on you properly… and see how the pregnancy is going.”Norka’s expression softened almost immediately.Even after everything—The blood.The injuries.The chaos.He still remembered.Still cared.“…Ethan—”But before she could finish, he stepped closer.Carefully.Like he was afraid even breathing too hard near her might hurt her.His hand lifted slowly and brushed a loose strand of hair away from her face.“You should rest,” he murmured. “You’re pale.”Norka let out a weak scoff.“And whose fault is that?”Ethan actually looked guilty for a second.“…Fair.”“You disappeared for hours,” she continued softly. “Came back covered in blood. Half-conscious. And now you’re leaving again.”“I have to.”“I know.”That was the problem.She understood him too well.For a moment neither of them spoke.The quiet between them felt strangely fragile.Then Norka looked down briefly
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Because she understood what he really meant.Not duty.Not obligation.Ethan carried people.Always.Even when it was destroying him.“…And who takes care of you?” she asked quietly.Ethan looked down for a second.Then gave a tired shrug.“No one has to.”“That’s not an answer.”“It’s the only one I’ve got.”Silence settled between them again.Heavy this time.Norka studied him carefully, her fingers resting lightly against her stomach.“…You look exhausted,” she murmured.“I am.”“Then stop moving for one night.”“I can’t.”“Because of her?”The question came softer than expected.But Ethan still froze slightly.Norka noticed immediately.And suddenly—Everything clicked together a little too neatly.The urgency.The blood.The exhaustion.The refusal to stay.Her eyes sharpened carefully.“…Something happened to Karpeta.”Ethan looked away.That alone answered her.Norka’s chest tightened slightly.“…How bad?”He stayed silent for a second too long.“…Bad enough.”Norka leaned back
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