““avoided him. He’d said one thing and, like a fool, I had believed him. Useless words. Stolen words. Tucking my knees into my chest, I pulled the worn blanket up over my body. He’d stripped me bare before bringing me here, before binding my wrists together so tightly they felt raw. I shivered in the cold, damp room knowing he was going to teach me a lesson. I’d been to this room before. I knew what had to happen here. Tears again, stupid tears. He had no right to keep me captive. His captive. “Let me out!” I screamed for the hundredth time, my voice hoarse, my throat too dry. This time, though,””
