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His other hand went back into my hair as he moved faster, his lips close to my throat

“Every second I spent near you back then was torture But every second since has been even worse I would die for you, Penny I would kill for you, and I have Again and again, I’veuntil everyone that ever hurt you is lying cold in the earth You’re mine, your body is mine, your soul is mine, and your heart will be ain, and again”

I felt the pleasure peak as lass, his eyes al with need My body was his to control, to command, to do with as he pleased, and I loathed him, my chest filled with venom and rancor, as pleasure ripped up my spine

I cae, the repulsion, the incredible ecstasy and the thrill of hihts, nearly collapsed, but he caughtaround asm finished

I wanted to punch hith

He kissed my lips I kissed him back

Confusion rief

How could I want this from a man like Kaspar?

He stalked ave him what he wanted

Then he killed ood

Noanted to forcehim

I should’ve screamed in his face with unabashed malevolence

Instead, I pressed ainst his chest and listened to his breath as I buttoned ain

“You’ll see, my treasure,” he whispered softly like a feather on ain You hate h hell and fought ony, and every moment you hate me is even worse I’ll fix it, I promise I will”

I pulled away from him My knees trembled

“Will you bring Alice back?”

My words cut hiood about that

“No, I won’t”

“Then you can’t fix anything”

I pushed past him and left the shed

18

Penny

Present Day

Near Chicago

We left the farm two days later

There was no warning I woke up thinking it’d be another boring afternoon of staring at corn and sketching, but instead I found the place nearly empty Kaspar helped me pack, ushered me into a car, and we drove off