Chapter 36 Madison stirred awake gently, eyelids still heavy with the remnants of an unusually deep sleep. The morning light barely seeped through the drawn curtains of her childhood bedroom,…

Chapter 35 Alan and Madison’s breathing was gradually settling, still ragged and uneven, as if their bodies refused to accept what had just torn through them. The orgasm was fading,…

Chapter 34 Alan lunged at her. It all happened in a split second—far too fast for Madison to process, let alone react. A short, sharp cry tore from her throat,…

Chapter 33 The Ford crunched slowly down the gravel driveway, tires biting into the stones with a low grind. The family home emerged ahead, unchanged and steadfast, like an anchor…

Chapter 32 Madison froze for a second, fingers still white-knuckled around her cold cup of coffee.“What the hell are we supposed to do?” Alan’s voice came out low, almost gravelly,…

Chapter 31 Madison woke with a hangover that clamped down on her skull like a rusted vise. Pale, merciless morning light leaked through the half-drawn curtains and stabbed straight through…

Chapter 30 Madison locked eyes with her little brother, her gaze piercing and almost feverish, as a thick, heavy strand of saliva slowly dripped from her parted lips onto the…

Chapter 29 Alan pulled the car up in front of the small downtown bar, a discreet little place wedged between two aging buildings. Its red neon sign flickered weakly overhead.…

Chapter 28 Alan positioned himself behind her, his heart pounding heavily in her chest. Rebecah was on all fours on the bed, back arched high, the plug still lodged deep…

Chapter 27 The next morning, the campus looked grayer than usual, as if the sky had tuned itself to Madison’s mood. She walked slowly along the main path, shoulders slumped,…