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He wanted to laugh now at how ridiculous he’d been All those tiazines, telling himself it was because he admired their physiques, because he wanted a body like that No, he’d wanted them He’d wanted to touch those hairy ainst his face when a hard mouth took his

The thought of their bodies together—of pulling Ben on top of hiain, hearing hih his belly

Sha his sto Maggie, but he was coer and need and desperation

Their breathing sounded overly loud in the blackness Iie’s sweet face as she found a pretty rock Harlan Brown’s gun pressed against her head Ben’s wide, easy smile Jason squeezed his eyes shut and curled into a ball, wishing desperately he could switch off his mind

The night was never going to end

I want to go home I want Daddy

On the stone floor of the tiny cave, Maggie hugged her knees to her chest as she curled on her side It et, dark, and freezing, and her dad felt a million miles away The bad man snored loudly next to her, his head pillowed on his small backpack, her dad’s pack tucked under his arm

He blocked the entrance, the stone ceiling only a few inches above the him up She was stuck

She could still hear the echo of her dad’s voice screa for her as the bad otten fainter and fainter, and she’d sobbed, the bear spray burning in her eyes It barely see and ran so fast

Then they’d walked forever—hours and hours He’d piggybacked her soly, greasy hair in her face The day had gotten colder and colder Finally, he’d stopped when it got dark

Her fingers had been nuiven her gloves She didn’t understand why he was nice soiven her his water too She hated putting her lips to the same bottle he used, but she was so thirsty

He’d given her a sweatshirt to put on under her poncho It was daross, but she’d been afraid to say no, and had pulled the stinky cotton over her head

The ie shivered and jumped at every noise It was so dark outside that she couldn’t see a thing Tears filled her eyes, and she cried as quietly as she could