Billy tugged on the restraint, pulling the rope from her hands. She sprawled on the ground, her palms scraped and raw.
“I wish you wouldn’t have done that. Not after all the goodness I showed you,” Billy said. He stood, looming over Darcy.
She scooted back, scampering to the farthest point in the room—near the stove.
Billy took one step, and then another. Then he was on her. He pressed her down. His rough beard scratched the tender flesh of her face, her neck, her chest. He bit her hard enough that Darcy knew she’d have a bruise.
Do it.
Darcy didn’t think, just acted. Reaching into the fire, she scooped up a handful of hot ash. Ignoring the pain in her palm, she pressed her hand onto his face. The acrid stench of burnt hair filled the underground bunker. Billy screamed and rolled on the ground. Darcy looked around wildly for anything that could work as a weapon...and her gaze fell on the ax in the corner.
“Now.”
This time, she didn’t hesitate. After bringing up the handle, she let the blade fall.
The clock on the shelf continued to quietly tick, tick, tick.
Then it was only Darcy and the Darkness.
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ISBN-13: 9781488064296
The Cowboy’s Targeted Bride
Copyright © 2020 by Carla Bracale
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