sound loud in her own ears. Her fingers had turned stif

oud, sharp click of the deadbolt startl

ick, dark wool jacket. A lit cigarette dangled loosely f

. He intentionally ignored Clara's presence as he exhal

rds. Her stiff, freezing joints ached in loud pr

feet away from him. The rich, sharp smell of his tobac

e eyes remained fixed on the distant, black tree

absolute fear of tomorrow, Clara made a rash,

etal zipper of her thin jacket. She pulled it down pa

he violently yanked the fabric down, exposing her pale, shiv

hook violently as she told him he could have her body righ

ber of his cigarette illuminated the sudd

posed, violently shivering skin. His expression was c

ned with intense, suffocating shame. Hot tears of pur

xplosive anger flashed across Harrison's handsome

ds. He crushed it out violently beneath the heel

ed. His large hand gripped her delicat

arm back instinctively, but his grip was co

her jacket collar. He pulled it back up and zipped

was a lethal, quiet whisper as he asked her if she honest

mockery in his words cut far deeper into

ed her slightly backward by the shoulders, cr

ffel bag from the corner of the porch and effor

avy thud. It splashed cold, dirty m

His voice boomed with absolute authority as he ordered he

stomach hollowed out as she realized her ultimate, des

so badly she almost collapsed. She walked into

ers. Her tears finally fell freely, mixing with the

the porch one last time. Bu

ty. The deadbolt clicked loudly, finalizing he