Rapture's Edge
“The pain of heartache. The pain of confusion. The intense, stabbing pain of guilt.
If Gregor died, she’d never, ever forgive herself.
It took nearly an hour of navigating the silent, twisting passageways before she came upon the rusted metal stepladder hidden around a black corner deep in the belly of the catacombs. The ladder, drilled right into the rock, led up three stories through a ragged fissure in the limestone to the basement of the abbey. She climbed slowly, dazed, the chilled air doin...g little to soothe her abraded skin.
She needed a bath, and sleep, and to talk to Mel about everything that had happened. Not necessarily in that order.
The old wooden trapdoor was much heavier than usual to push open, but she did it, emerging into the frigid darkness of the basement— When suddenly, a strong hand reached out, lightning-fast, and painfully fisted itself in her hair.
“You stupid fucking bitch!” Caesar hissed in her ear. Viciously, he yanked her head back and she lost her footing on the stepladder, twisting away from him.MoreLess
If Gregor died, she’d never, ever forgive herself.
It took nearly an hour of navigating the silent, twisting passageways before she came upon the rusted metal stepladder hidden around a black corner deep in the belly of the catacombs. The ladder, drilled right into the rock, led up three stories through a ragged fissure in the limestone to the basement of the abbey. She climbed slowly, dazed, the chilled air doin...g little to soothe her abraded skin.
She needed a bath, and sleep, and to talk to Mel about everything that had happened. Not necessarily in that order.
The old wooden trapdoor was much heavier than usual to push open, but she did it, emerging into the frigid darkness of the basement— When suddenly, a strong hand reached out, lightning-fast, and painfully fisted itself in her hair.
“You stupid fucking bitch!” Caesar hissed in her ear. Viciously, he yanked her head back and she lost her footing on the stepladder, twisting away from him.MoreLess
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