Princess
“She was falling before she knew it, her heart slamming in her chest as panic set in.
Even then he didn’t speak or offer threats. He simply gripped her, silent and ruthless, until the room began to blur around her.
Jess gasped for air.
Suddenly his hands loosened and his arm shot around her shoulders, to keep her from falling. “What the hell are you doing?”
She tried to talk, but could only manage a dry cough.
“Tell me, damn it.”
“Not—” Jess bit off another cough. “Not me...eting spies from a hostile government.”
His voice was flat and emotionless. “Then why were you out here?”
Jess drew in a gulp of air. “To find the last granola bar and the other food I usually carry in my suitcase.” She shoved impatiently at his arms, more irritated than frightened now. “Because I was hungry, okay?”MoreLess
Even then he didn’t speak or offer threats. He simply gripped her, silent and ruthless, until the room began to blur around her.
Jess gasped for air.
Suddenly his hands loosened and his arm shot around her shoulders, to keep her from falling. “What the hell are you doing?”
She tried to talk, but could only manage a dry cough.
“Tell me, damn it.”
“Not—” Jess bit off another cough. “Not me...eting spies from a hostile government.”
His voice was flat and emotionless. “Then why were you out here?”
Jess drew in a gulp of air. “To find the last granola bar and the other food I usually carry in my suitcase.” She shoved impatiently at his arms, more irritated than frightened now. “Because I was hungry, okay?”MoreLess
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