sted hinges, was pushed open. The metal scrap
filled the doorway, blocking the yel
r shoes making soft, delibera
e sharp, chemical scent of cheap cologne mixed wit
rfectly even, playing the ro
dip slightly as Kris
amp with sweat, press
ement was excruciatingly slow, heav
calluses catching on her skin. His finge
tight fists. Her fingernails bit so deeply into h
s eyes right now, she could blind him. But she didn't have th
Ainsley's voice rang o
! Dinner's g
Alissa's nec
d his hand back, as if h
his lips hovering jus
he whispered, his voice thick
ked out of the room, pulling the do
ess of the room mirrored the abso
teady, rhythmic drum of p
orcing the icy air into her lungs to
c plates and the muffled sounds of Ainsley's fake, bubbly laught
t off and swung her legs
buckled. A wave of dizziness hit her, but she locked her jaw and
The hard floor bruised her
she reached her hand under the fa
sty springs and thick dust bunnies untiIt was an old, fa
nside lay a small, pathetic
dollars and twenty-five cents. It was the original Aliss
to a neat, tight square, was
filtering through the dirty window illum
ittle bird. Don't tell Ains
physical revulsion was so strong she
oming-the lingering hugs, the whispered thr
tly. Her eyes narrowed in
shoved it into the lining of her
ow she found it, and shoved it deep under the mattre
to bed and pulled the
brain shifted into combat mode, running thro
eat. He was a ticking time bomb of sexual
land her in prison. She needed something that would
oy's mother-in-law, Martha. The sweet ol
n began to take sha
ssa smiled. It was a terrifying, bloodless smile. She closed her
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