One of its legs whipped out and grabbed Callum by the ankle before he could take another step backward. He fell to the floor and took me down with him.

Hot fury shot through my veins. I jumped to my feet, uprooted a cardboard M&M's display, and hurled it at the giant spider.

It knocked the display away with another leg. Callum crawled to his feet and lunged to my side, his breath coming in short bursts.

"What do you want with me?" I shouted.

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