Page 22 of Madness Behind the Mask
Over.
And over.
And over again.
Please just make it stop…
Nine
HER
DATE UNKNOWN
It all feels different this time. There aren’t any leaves beneath me. No twigs digging into my neck and back. No damp earth rubbing against my thighs as I’m shoved into the ground by the weight on top of me.
I’m on something soft. Something that creaks as I’m moved in forceful thrusts that burnbetween my thighs.
Someone is in me.
But it’s not Antonio.
He doesn’t smell like him. Isn’t as heavy. Doesn’t move the same or punishes me like the werewolf does. He’s just fucking me, groaning against my neck as he gets himself off on my body.
My eyes flicker open.
There’s a ceiling above me, not the open sky blocked by the moving of trees.I don’t understand.Where is the sky? Where is Antonio?
Butthen I notice it. The floral wallpaper. Dusty blue with pink flowersand dark-green leaves.
I’m in my bedroom.
I’m home.
I’m…home.
Tears burn my eyes as I focus on a pink flower,using it to pull myself out of the sluggish fog filling my brain. My eyes trail back and forth as I’m moved, and the man on top of me groans.
My blood chilling, I finally put the pieces together.
I’m home...but I’m still being raped.
My Family saved me.
Theysavedme, so why am I still being raped?
Screaming, I try to throw the man off me, but my limbs are heavy. So confusingly heavy like I’ve slept on them or they’ve not been used in a long time. But Ijustused themto fight Antonio…
The man’s head snaps up as he stills inside me. Hisdark-browneyes widen, his mouth dropping open in a small gasp.
“Geovme!” My voice is broken and raspy, my throat seemingly unable to make the words in my head. Thunder roars between my ears as panic squeezes the air from my lungs.
“Shhh. Be quiet.” He lifts a hand, and knowing it’s to go over my mouth, I lift up with all the energy I have and bite his nose.
He screams as he jerks beneath my teeth, but I latch on, locking my jaw as tears roll down my cheeks. This can’t be happening. I won’t let it. First Antonio, and then this man. Caden will never want me…
The man’shand closes around my neck. My eyes bug, and my teeth start to fall off his nose,but I dig my teeth into him deeper and wrench my head sideways. The wet tearing of flesh is followed by his savage roar as I spit out the chunkof flesh from between my lips. Blood squirtsall over myfacefrom his gashing holeas he squeezes the air from meon heavy whimpers. I gasp silently as my vision starts to fade...
And then he’s screaming as his hand explodes without blood and he’s wrenched straight up. He hovers over me, and I scoot back until I hit the wall, my chest heaving with the same terror in his eyes.
