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My one.

The mother of my son.

They…

Roaring to the inky sky, I punch the air and lose every ounce of control I have left.

It burns to ash at my feet.

The edge of my vision turns hazy.

The world goes black.

Rage prevails—its wicked tentacles an old friend.

Fists meet flesh.

Pennies coat my tongue.

I don’t stop.

I can’t.

“Christ! Put him the fuck down, Bonez,” is the last thing I register before free-falling into the comfort of her bosom, purple hair tickling my face.

Kit.

There you are.

How I’ve missed you.

CHAPTERSIXTEEN

KIT

Knees pulled to my chest, back against the cool, brick wall, I listen to another woman beg for mercy… Something she won’t get. None of us do. They’re taking turns. Every few hours, somebody’s pulled from the closet, kicking and screaming, then violated outside our room. The sounds will haunt my dreams for years to come.

I bite my bottom lip and squeeze my eyes shut as she wails in pain for the hundredth time.

“Just stop. Just stop. Just stop,” an older woman named Loretta sobs under her breath as she rocks beside me.

Beyond helpless, I reach out and pat her shoulder.

We are in this together. All of us. Neither she nor I have been used yet. Perhaps they’re saving us for last.

“Ohhh, Jade, I’m so sorry.” Loretta quakes in misery. “This shouldn’t have happened to you.”

No, it shouldn’t have. None of this is okay. None of us should be here.

There are six of us—Loretta, Beth, Niki, Jade, Julia, and me.

Our common denominator? The Sacred Sinners.

Loretta, from what I’ve been told, is White Boy’s mother and Blimp’s old lady.

Jade is Loretta’s younger best friend and White Boy’s friend too. I guess they’re neighbors. She also works as an artist at a member’s old ladies’ tattoo shop. I think they said Pixie, but I’m not positive.

Niki and Julia are self-proclaimed club whores.

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