Samantha lay naked on the hearth, luxuriating before the open fire.

Pulling the chain tightly between clenched fists, and with sinister grin, the man nudged the door open.

Blissfully unaware, Sam rolled gently over.

The man moved stealthily, deftly dropping the noose about her neck.

“C’mon you lazy mutt. Walkies!”

Gary Power is the author of several short stories published in respected anthologies such as the Black Book of Horror and Spinetinglers and also online. He is a member of the British Fantasy Society and the Clockhouse London Writers and also an Amazon Author.