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“You think I’ throat and leave you here Cindy won’t be back for a week You’ll be nice and ripe by then, and I’ll be long gone”

Copper snorted, the action sending a shooting pain froh his head “Won’tass Then they’ll skin you alive My one regret will be not participating” He shrugged as best he could with his shoulders aching “But it’ll happen”

Anger blazed in Rusty’s eyes How long had Copper been here? He glanced out the

Twilight The sun was nearly gone I’d been early in the day when he rode off toto when the sky was dark once before Had a full day really passed?

The s Rusty’s lips He stalked forward at a slow pace “Actually, think I gotdistance, he wrapped his fingers around the handle of the knife, giving it a twist

Shit Copper tensed, pulling on the cuffs in a useless effort to break free as the pain shot to near blackout levels

“How ‘bout I yank this sucker out, then go visit your ol’ lady Maybe re I’ll fuck her till she can’t walk anyhter and I take a little trip How ‘bout that for a plan”

Fuck Fuck! Copper pulled with every ounce of strength he had left It wasn’t h to hear a loud crack as wood on one of the bedposts split “You lay one hand on either one of them, and I’ll use that knife to peel your skin off one inch at a time”

“Huh” Rusty grinned “Don’t think so, brother You’ll be fucking dead,” he said then pulled the knife out with a harsh jerk

Copper growled through the pain Blood spurted from the wound in pulses like a faucet with air in the line