“Let go of me!” I screamed, thrashing wildly beneath him. I hit him as hard as I could — punching, scratching, clawing at his face — but he was too big, too heavy. My blows felt like nothing to him. He just laughed, a sick, excited sound that made my skin crawl.“Oh, I love it when they struggle,” he growled, his breath hot and foul against my face.For a terrifying moment, I thought I was going to die. His hand tightened around my throat, cutting off my air. Black spots danced in my vision. In that suffocating panic, flashes of my entire life rushed through my mind — the foster homes, Roy’s betrayal, the endless nights of humiliation, all the girls who had disappeared. I had survived too much to die like this.Then I remembered the knife.With my last bit of strength, I reached down, lifted the hem of my thick gown, and grabbed the small paring knife hidden against my hip. I screamed as I drove it with all my might into the side of his neck.His eyes widened in shock. He let out a gu
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