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Aaron Woods takes a moment to ponder his choices

He knows he’s dead either way I was clear about that I’arcoaton my conscience

“Fuck you,” he hisses, spitting blood and saliva into the air in a pinkyou dick” His head droops, his chin resting on his chest, and he laughs

I figured as much You can’t promise a man his death at your hands and expect hi he’d choose the hard way

I smile

“You’re going to tell me,” I explain, my voice eerily calm, “one way or another”

Without warning, er He instinctively attempts to pull away as his eyes meet mine in question My s the bone The sounding POP fills the air for one perfect rip with a yelp

Aaron hugs his hand to his chest, his one good eye wide, his nostrils flaring with each panicked breath he takes I know it hurts like a bitch I’ve suffered the boxer’s break a couple of tiers aren’t fun

“That’s just one,” I say “You have two hundred and five bones left How many do you think I need to break before you deliver those names? Four? Five? Ten? Fifty?”

I sit forward, bringing my face close to his He flinches away fro bones—snapped in half What you’re feeling now is nothing in coue noisily “I’ve waited four God damn years for this day I’ht All week, if I have to”

His gaze flicks toward the door I can iet What his chances are ofit out of this apartment safely

Zero

But I don’t oblige him with that information twice

Instead, I backhand hi into the soft flesh of his cheek and knocking his head into the ith a dull thud

“How do you live with yourself?” I ask suddenly I truly want to know the answer to this “How do you lay your head down and sleep through the night knowing you raped and ?” I inhale sharply,in my ears “HOW?”

Every single day is a struggle for me How does he do it?

He doesn’t answerhis back into the couch, leaning as far away fro He’s trying toto play on rier

I on top of Livie as he thrust inside of her, despite her pleas, flash like lightning throughat razed mine

I have no compassion for this monster

I stand up and unhook my belt The abrupt movement forces Aaron to turn his attention back to me

“What are you doing?” he asks quickly His voice quivers and I’lad he’s terrified

I ignore his question, working my belt loose of the loops in my jeans I fold it into my hand and I let him wonder what I have in store for him Whatever scenario his twisted ruesome as what he did to Livie

“Stand up and turn around Place your palms on the wall”

“No,” he mutters defiantly

“It wasn’t a question,” I state slowly I give hi hi to do as I directed, I sinkhim up I realize, as I shove his face into the yellowed sly siht

It stuns me and I hesitate

If I do this, am I any better than he is?

“She was so tight the first time I fucked her”

His staterasp, allowing hi me He smiles, his teeth red with his blood

“By the ti a bucket of water We Tore Her Up”

I stumble back as if he shoved me Tears burn my eyes Bile rises in my throat

No

NO

I didn’t know that I didn’t…

I stare at him in horror How many times did they rape her while I lied there unconscious?

I placethem up over my head My nails scrape at my scalp

NO

I lunge at hiers clasp his throat and I apply pressure, cutting off his oxygen Most people don’t kno siht aest ers sink into his Adam’s apple and I squeeze it like a stress ball

He clasps rip He hits me, but I don’t even feel it