Winter Heat by Jennifer Lucia

Author:Jennifer Lucia [Lucia, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-19T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

I wake up bound by my hands and feet. The dark basement that I'm in is vaguely familiar. I struggle against my restraints and begin desperately searching for any means of escape. I'm alone here, and the only objects in this windowless room with me are the chair I'm bound to and the ropes that are tying me.

I get a flash of deja vu as the door opens and the silhouette of a large man appears. He pulls the door open wider, the light revealing his face. I suck in a breath as Jack Nelson comes closer to me. His handsome face is twisted into something darker, sinister as he walks toward me with contempt.

“So you think you can hide from me, bitch?” he sneers, kneeling in front of my chair.

I shake my head, hot tears falling onto my cheeks. “No. Jack, please.”

“Please?” Jack leans into my face. “Please what? Please don’t do what you have coming to you for being a filthy fucking liar? For being a typical woman?”

I tremble, hating myself for being so afraid, so weak. Jack leans in closer, grabbing my shirt and ripping it open. Jack stares at my bare skin, entranced. “All that pretty, unsullied skin. So pale. I wonder what your body looks like under that skin.” He pulls a knife from his waistband and slides it over my torso, increasing the pressure as he scrapes it from my belly button to my breasts. His mouth twists with distaste. “So unsightly. I’ve never understood the appeal. Maybe I can do you a favor and remove them?”

I cry out as the knife's pressure deepens, causing blood to dribble down onto my lap. The tears start flowing harder now, and everything turns black.

***

I awoke with a start, sitting straight up in bed. Liam was fast asleep next to me. I sighed, grateful that I hadn't been vocal during my dream. I couldn't explain why, but I didn't want Liam to know that I was still having nightmares, or that they were becoming more frequent and more vivid. I pushed myself up off the bed, wincing at the wet spot that my sweat had left behind. I swung my legs out of bed, being careful not to wake Liam as I tiptoed to the bedroom door. I grabbed my robe and wrapped it around myself before quietly shutting the door behind me.

I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes as I padded into the kitchen to start the pot of coffee. After pouring my cup, I stood at the kitchen sink, staring out into the snow. What if that picture had captured my face last night and it somehow became public? Up until now, I hadn't thought it was possible for Jack to find me in this tiny town in New Hampshire. Had I taken a stupid, fatal risk all in the name of alleviating boredom? Had I inadvertently placed myself in danger? I usually think of myself as a pretty smart cookie, but I had been stupid last night.

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