the estate. The overlook was a wooden platform th

and knelt by the main crossbeam. With quick, silent turns, she loosened the rusted bolts holding it to the support posts, leaving th

fishing line between two saplings, low to the ground, hidd

crunch of grav

dge of the platform and stood with

ctuall

am of light from a flashlight cut t

her eyes. "Alejandra? You said

moonlight was enough. She walked closer, h

said. "I want to s

oward Jane, her face twisted in a cruel smile. "You think because Daddy pays y

ning terror. "Please, Aleja

you," Alej

ntitlement. She reached out to shove Jane toward the

idn't

e from a self-defense class she had been forced to take in her past

rried her forward. Her foot caught the fish

ard, arms flailing. She slammed in

e loosened bolts gro

ap, like a gunshot.

brushed the hem of Jane's jacket. Jane

a long, thin sound that was

fe

pe below, the sound of tearing fabric, and then a sick

le

"My leg... oh

ashlight Alejandra had dropped. She cl

cks. Her leg was bent at an unnatural angle. Bone pr

face a mask of agony and

, help me! Call an ambulanc

at her. The lig

a sobbed. "Why a

ight off. The ravine pl

whispered to the night

Down below, Alejandra continued to scream, but to Jane, it sounded li