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

three quick strides. Her hand shot out, her fingers twisting violently int

alp. Tears instantly pricked her eyes, but she

y perfume was nauseating. "If Mr. Sterling wants to use your body, y

in panic. "No, he jus

ac

old rings tore the skin on Haley's cheekbone. Haley's head sna

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

rd. Her legs were numb from kneeling, h

e dense jungle at the rear of the property. Hidden behind a wall of thi

st of cold, damp air smelling of

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

ors lined both sides. From somewhere deep in the darkne

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

l

. The lock engaged with

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

rists all pulsed in time with her racing heart. The last thread of her composure

oat was raw. When the tears finally stopped

tugged at the ropes binding her wrists. The hemp fibers dug deeper into

High up on the wall facing the door, a fain

her toes feeling the cold cement. She reached the wall and pressed her b

ow, no bigger than a shoebox,

the estate. Several large floodlights were mounted on wooden poles, sweepin