utting off the blast of cold air. The suffocating weight o

r silk blouse. Then, she turned her head slowly, her eyes locking onto Haley, who was still k

r fingers twisting violently into Haley's damp hair. She yanked upward, forcing Haley to arch her neck back. The sha

perfume was nauseating. "If he decides he wants you, you will be his

in panic. "No, he jus

harp and ugly. Haley's head snapped to the side, a stinging fire spre

s. "You think a man like that cares about a piece of

ttled heavy in her chest. There was no reasoning with this wom

ding near the stairs. "Take her down to solitary in C-block. I wa

d her to her feet. He twisted her arms behind her back, pulling her wrists together. He pulled a length

her bare feet dragging across the stones. They walked around the side of the

to the side of a concrete bunker. Cody pulled the door open. A bl

m, sickly yellow glow of caged bulbs spaced far apart on the ceiling. Water seeped th

From somewhere deep in the darkness, a muffled, agonizing sound echoed off

e doors, tried to memorize the turns, but the sh

on key into the lock. The mechanism turned with a loud, grinding clank.

tch-black room, hitting the hard cement floor shoulder-first. The rou

ve frame blocking the dim light from

shut. The lock engaged wit

essing against her eyes. The air in the cell was stagn

time with her racing heart. The last thread of her composure snapped. She buried her face against

and pushed herself up to a sitting position. She tugged at the ropes binding her wrists. The hemp

High up on the wall facing the door, a fain

t. She reached the wall and pressed her back against it. She slid up on her tiptoes, stretching her nec

e dirt clearing behind the estate. Several large flo