Married To A Sex Freak
The air momentarily traded the scent of decay for the faint, acrid smell of burning wood.
Then, to my utter disbelief, she began the preparation. She skinned and cleaned the rodent, her actions precise and swift—a routine chore in this hell. I watched, transfixed, my mind screaming in refusal. This was the terrifying reality of survival here.
She carefully skewered the rat on the piece of metal, holding it over the nascent fire. The smell of roasting meat, strange and faintly gamey, began to waft through the building.
“Here,” Caramen said, her tone utterly matter-of-fact, extending the cooked offering. “Eat. You need your strength.”