Twinkling Star novel Chapter 1

“Hmm -- it’s hot...”

Elizabeth Lawrence opened her eyes in a daze, stretched out her hand lazily, touched the switch beside the bed, and clicked it several times.

But it was still dark inside. There was no electricity in the rented house, and the old wall-mounted air conditioner was ‘on strike’.

The doors and windows were closed. LH City was like summer all the year, and it was hot and stuffy in February.

Elizabeth felt that she was already drenched in sweat. Her wet skirt clung to her skin, making her feel uncomfortable.

“Shit! Why there is power failure at night in a hot weather?”

Elizabeth complained while she got up from the bed.

She couldn’t stand the hot night, so she stumbled to the sliding glass door of the balcony, raised her hand and opened the curtain.

The heavy curtains were pulled aside. As she pushed open the sliding glass door, a tall black figure suddenly came into her view.

What the hell?!

Suddenly, Elizabeth was scared dumbfounded.

There was a momentary pause in her thoughts, and the dark figure had covered her.

The black figure staggered in, with a large black hand stretching out.

Elizabeth could not make a sound for her mouth was covered by his hand.

There was a strong smell of blood...

The cold touch from this big hand made Elizabeth shiver. She held her breath and dared not act rashly.

“Go to the bed!”

Deep and cold voice sounded in the ear of Elizabeth.

Elizabeth’s body shook uncontrollably. She forgot that she could move her legs out of fear.

The figure seemed to be impatient. He raised his hands, picked up Elizabeth and threw her straight onto the bed.

“Ouch!” because it was a wooden bed, Elizabeth felt pain in back at the moment she fell on the bed.

While Elizabeth was still struggling in pain, the dark figure was pulling off some equipment on his body.

Then, a cold body pressed on Elizabeth’s body.

In the darkness, out of fear, Elizabeth pushed against the body with hands, resisting instinctively.

It was only when her hands accidentally touched a muscular chest that she realized it was a man!

Elizabeth was frightened and resisted with more force.

But the man pressed nimbly against her struggling legs, and the tight muscles of his arms closed around her until she was suffocating.

It came too suddenly. Elizabeth could not help but cry because of fear and helplessness,

Elizabeth shed tears, feeling the man’s big hand was as cold as a vampire from the dark night on her burning face.

“I...won’t hurt you... as long as... you don’t move, don’t make a sound...” He seemed to be in pain, but he tried to speak slowly and to soothe her gently.

Elizabeth was stunned and then stopped crying suddenly.

A few figures outside glass sliding in the balcony door appeared the corner of her eye.

They seemed to have come down hanging wirerope, with weapon like a sickle in hands.

At this moment, Elizabeth was shocked to see that.