Business and Pleasure (Hamartia Trilogy Book 1)
she said, "But I'm scared he'll catch me and hurt me again."
"That's not going to happen," I spit, bending down to cut her completely free from the restraints. "Now get up." She looked up at me, surprised, as if I'd grown a second head. When she didn't budge, I closed the gap between my face and hers with only an inch. "Listen to me, Harriet. If you don't help yourself, you're going to die here alone and cold. You're not going to see tomorrow. Fight off the pain, fight your fear because you are going to live. You feel the fucking pain until it doesn't hurt anymore. You are a goddamn De Marchi. You're trained for shit like this. So stand your ass up and walk."