Chapter 55

I wake up sore and groggy. A second later it all comes back to the forefront of my mind. Those men. Those disgusting, vile men. Then I remember a headlight and a loud engine and he comes back, too. The sound that had come out of him before I had ever seen him. I had thought it was an animal.

The way he looked standing in the headlight, fierce and terrifying. But not to me. I had felt instant relief and knew that everything was going to be okay. But the last thing I remember is him putting me down against a wall. So how do I know if everything actually ended up being okay? My eyes snap open in a panic when I realize someone has my hand and that I’m not sure if I’m okay, but they land on Connor asleep in a chair next to me in an uncomfortable position and holding my hand.