Chapter 21 Cheyenne’s heart stopped and all the snacks in her arms felt heavy, too heavy. She ended up dropping the snacks and turning to face her demon. “What the hell are you doing here?” Oliver tilted his head and smiled wickedly at her. “You thought I wouldn’t find you, sweet heart? I’ve always known where you were.” “What?” “There’s never a day I didn’t or don’t know where you are.” Cheyenne froze in her spot. He always knew where she was? How could that be possible? “Well, no. I don’t always know where you are. That day when you went ice skating with that disgusting man, I don’t know where he took you.” She looke

Chapter 23Cheyenne managed to calm down enough to talk to Skylar and answer some of his questions.She had told him most of what happened, how Oliver ran up on her out of nowhere and threatened him.Skylar raised a dark eyebrow.“He said he’d kill me?”“That’s why I lashed out. The thought of anyone hurting you just makes me angry. So I cut him. He wasn’t too happy about that.”Skylar growled.“He touched you?”“He grabbed my knife and shoved me against the vending machine. He pushed my arm against my back.”Skylar’s low growl startled Cheyenne as he kept her gaze, eyes blazing with fury.She knew that his anger wasn’t geared at her and she knew he wouldn’t hurt her.“You cut him for thr

Chapter 25  Cheyenne found herself tied against the wall in chains again. She’s become used to the abuse by now and felt numb to it. Oliver paced back and forth in front of her, telling her about his day. Like she cared. “I saw a picture of you on a ‘missing persons’ board today.” Oliver smiled, reveling in the memory. “I guess someone is looking for you. Never thought I’d see the day when you were being looked for. It’s not like you have any family.” Cheyenne grit her teeth but said nothing. “But y

Chapter 27 Cheyenne didn’t feel anything but love and safety in Skylar’s arms. The close proximity nearly had her pushing away but she knew there was no need. After last night, Skylar making love to her, something seemed to change in her. She didn’t feel all the terrible feelings like she had before. The way he caresses her with such care as if the scars on her body were a part of her, not violently inflicted made her feel like she was more than just some helpless victim. He had breathed her in and kissed her like she was the one and only woman for him. The warmth emitting from Skylar’s body calmed her. The strength behind his snug hold made her feel small and protected. She never thought she’d know l

Chapter 29 Cheyenne scrubbed at the plates with hot water and brightly colored dish soap. After getting most of the food off, she chucked them into the dishwasher. Neither Skylar or Chaskai had come back yet so she decided to go ahead and just clean the whole darn kitchen. After putting the left over breakfast foods into reusable boxes and placing them in the fridge, she began to wipe down each table and counter top. Once she finished wiping the table and counter tops off, she continued to keep herself busy by sweeping the floor. It took her a while to actually find the damn broom, which was hanging on the door of the basement, right next to the dust pan. She swept the corners of the kitchen and under the table, pulling all the crumbs from their crevices and swept them into the dust pan, discarding