F*ck! I closed my eyes as tightly as I could and tried to shut everything out. The pain, the burning in my lungs, even Lucas’ screams. I didn't know if they were directed at me, or at one of the other girls, and I honestly didn't care at the moment. All I wanted was to surrender myself to the blackness of pain and despair that seemed so welcoming. I'd been in an almost unreal bliss the past couple of days, free from Lucas’ torture while he let me 'heal.' Now that he was back to treating me like a slave again, it was almost too much to handle. I wanted to scream out for help and yell my lungs out at Lucas. This was all so, so wrong. I was brought back to my senses when hands gripped my shoulders. I screamed in surprise, and my eyes flew open to see who was handling me. Surprisingly whe

