Dangerously In Love by Allison Hobbs

Author:Allison Hobbs
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Strebor Books
Published: 2005-03-24T16:00:00+00:00

Weary from a long day at school that included a Home and School Council meeting after regular school hours, Dayna arrived home and went straight upstairs to run bath water. A Calgon moment was truly in order. As she languished in the bathtub, she decided not to dwell on any of her numerous problems. Instead she cleared her mind and focused on the tranquility of the warm soapy water.

No sooner had she closed her eyes and slipped into a peaceful state when the locked bathroom door was suddenly kicked open. The door banged against the linen closet; it sounded like an explosion.

Dayna shrank back in fear, then bolted upright from her reclining position, splashing water as she scrambled out of the bathtub. Her naked body was covered with soap suds.

Reed stood in the doorway, leaning menacingly against the frame.

“What’s wrong with you? Are you crazy?” she screamed at him as she grabbed a towel and wrapped it around her body.

Reed’s lips stretched into such a hateful smile, Dayna hardly recognized him. “I had to show you that a locked door can’t keep me out. When you stop locking doors around here, I’ll stop kicking them down. This is my house and I don’t want you to lock another damn door. Understand?”

“Your house! Now I know you’re out of your mind.” Dayna tried to push past him, but Reed blocked her path.

“Get out of my way!” She shoved him as hard as she could, but he didn’t budge.

He gripped her jaw; hatred shone in his eyes as he dug his fingers in so deeply it felt like her teeth might crumble. “Don’t put your hands on me again, Dayna,” he warned. He kept a tight hold on her jaw and then released it with a spiteful shove.

She rubbed her face, wondering if it were bruised. “Let me out of this bathroom, Reed.” There was a threatening tone in Dayna’s voice.

His eyes ridiculed her. “What are you going to do? Knock me down?”

Dayna’s eyes desperately swept the bathroom.

“Oh, I forgot about the window,” he said mockingly and nodded his head toward the small single window. “That’s the only way you’re getting out of here. So go ahead, be my guest. Jump out.”

Standing there soaking wet, a naked captive covered with just a towel, she felt so degraded she wanted to cry. Acting on pure instinct, Dayna rushed toward the window, but instead of raising it, she grabbed a metal vase on the window ledge and hurled it at Reed’s head.

Too stunned to duck, Reed was an unmoving target. “Damn!” he yelled and slumped against the wall. He covered his forehead with both hands. Blood gushed between his fingers, creating red speckles on the sink and tiled walls.

Dayna darted out of the bathroom and ran down the hall to the security of her bedroom. She locked the door and struggled to push the dresser against it. Panting, she pushed, pulled, and tugged until she had practically every piece of furniture in the room barricaded in front of the bedroom door.

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