Stories tagged “locked”
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“Maybe some time will help you change your mind.” He grabs her wrist and pushes he into the closet. His voice is icy, venomous and she recoils, poisoned. There is a click of the lock and she falls backward into the wall, sinking to the floo...
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praying for rescue
The unbuckling of a belt. Pants unzipping and a heart ripping in two. His hand covers her eyes and he tells her not to look. A pillow pressed over the top of her face as he takes over. He hits and snaps at her. She doesn’t move, instead she prays...
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unspeakable, unthinkable
The sun’s coming up and he’s hurrying up the stairs to his apartment. He’s had a long night and his need is great. His prize is waiting for him. Unbuckling his belt, he can’t wait. But he composes himself by the time he reaches ...
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"you escaped. that's most important"
She wakes up to bright lights and many sounds. As her senses come back she realizes that she’s in hospital. When she reaches down to pull up the sheet everything comes back. The man. The closet. The… she can’t even think the horrid wo...
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the road to healing
“We did.” The male detective walked over to Hannah. “One of the people who found you noticed the broken window and that you dragged glass shards from the alley. The man who did this to you got the shock of his life when we knocked on ...
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The First Time
That first time was the most horrible thing I’ve ever been through. Not that he was horrible or whatever but the guilt that washed over me as soon as he came in was enough to make me know that I couldn’t go through with this. I had to get o...
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The Vault
The swarm of glittering crystal platforms moving around the Spire of Secrets is, I’m told, infinitely beautiful. I’ve got no time to appreciate it, though. The keepers at gate 90 are on strike and 36 is jammed; we’re running up a back...
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Letters, Numbers, and Symbols
Caroline turned the key hesitantly. As the door to the dingy apartment squeaked open, she gasped quietly. The only light was an uncovered bulb in the kitchen; papers and books covered every inch of the apartment. Dirty wallpaper covered the walls and w...