Page 68 of The Light Within


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Tears stream down my face, fear starting to overcome me. I have a desperate urge to flee but can’t do a damned thing about it since I’m bound, my wrists and hands pinched tightly against my chest beneath me, making it harder to breathe. My heart races so fast it feels like it’s going to beat through my chest and onto the cold, dirty concrete floor. The metallic tang of my blood fills my mouth as I heave out a sob, images of Colin raping me filling my mind like a vile nightmare come to life.

“Please, don’t,” I weep, turning my head to the side. “Don’t do this, Colin.”

The zipper of his jeans is loud as he releases my hair and pulls away slightly, obviously to get his dick out. I wiggle with my hands beneath me but can’t get them out from beneath my body. His excited pants fill the room as I squirm, bumping against his hard cock.

Colin slides his hands beneath me, yanking my body toward him as his hands dig into my hips. His hands slide around, fumbling for my button and zipper as I twist and turn my body away from him.

Tears stream down my face, rendering me unable to see. Helplessness descends over me, my body becoming heavy as I lose the fight, my body starting to give in as he manages to get the button and zipper undone.

No matter how much I struggle against him, I know the end result will be the same, and there’s not a damn thing I can do to stop it.

Giving into my grief, I wail like a child, my entire body going limp as he struggles to keep me on my knees so he can get my pants down. Colin curses and hits me in the face again, right beneath my eye.

Failure hits me square in the chest as Colin drags me to my knees, his hands pushing my jeans down my hips. Goosebumps cover my thighs as the cold air hits them, reality smacking me in the face, reminding me again of what’s about to happen.

He’s breathing heavily from the exertion, the stench of his body odor hitting my nose, making me want to vomit. Sucking in a deep breath, I try to hold the contents of my stomach down as my body shakes and quivers with terror.

One of his hands lifts from me to wipe his brow. I wait with bated breath. The second his hand moves away, I throw my head back as hard as I can, smashing my skull into his face. Colin screams from the pain, dropping me to the floor. I wiggle like an inchworm, trying to get free, but it’s in vain. Grabbing me by the hair, he yanks my head back and pulls me back to my knees.

“You fucking bitch. You’re really going to pay now.”

It almost seems like wishful thinking as I spot movement from my peripheral vision. And then my heart nearly bursts from my chest, hope filling me, when I smell Will’s signature cologne, the spice and woods scent feeling like home, making me want to weep.

Please, don’t let him be a dream.

The feral growl that comes from him sounds like a pack of wild animals, ready to devour their prey.

Colin freezes for a beat, then releases me seconds before Will hits his body, knocking him off me. I fall to the floor, my hair covering my face. I twist my head, trying to see what is happening when I feel strong arms grabbing me. I flail at first until I recognize my brother’s soothing voice in my ear.

“I’ve got you, Everleigh.” He pulls me to my knees, hugging me against him. I sob with relief, unable to touch him because of my bound hands. I feel him move beneath me, then he pulls away, pushing my tangled hair from my face. Holding up a pocketknife, he says, “I’m going to free you,” then uses the knife to cut my ropes before I can nod or say a word. As soon as they fall away from my skin, I wiggle my fingers, then shake my arms, trying to get the circulation going again.

“I’m going to help you stand to help you pull up your pants. Unless you think you can get them up yourself?”

I try gripping his shoulders, but my fingers have pins and needles sensation in them. “I can’t,” I mutter, feeling helpless.

Darin nods, helping me to my feet, holding onto me as he tugs my jeans up my legs.

“Bet you never thought you’d be doing this to your sister,” I say in an attempt to lighten the awkward mood.

Darin pauses, a chuckle escaping him. “Never in a million years, ketchup.”

“Thanks for helping me, hot dog.”

He meets my eyes and I nearly start to cry, seeing so much love in them, yet also the unadulterated rage at what has happened to me.

“Always, lil sis.” He winks before buttoning and zipping my pants.

I turn my head, looking for Will, the sounds of fighting echoing off the walls.

Only when my head turns, I find William, raging like a beast, beating the living fuck out of Colin. His fists repeatedly slam into Colin’s limp body like a punching bag. Even though I’m relatively confident Colin is unconscious, William doesn’t let up, continuing to batter his bloody body, raging like a beast.

I’m so happy to see him that a loud sob bursts from my lips and I croak out one word.

“William.”

The second I say his name, he ceases all movement, his face raising to mine, eyes pinning me in place. The devil burns in his eyes, darkening them from his rage.

I hear Darin say, “I’ve got this.”

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