Melody She fought back her emotions, determined that Damon would not see how much it hurt her to know that Denys was so close. He had saved her mother though and she was glad of that. The small voice inside her disagreed, it should have been her that was rescued, not her mother it argued. She hated herself for that small thought. Of course her mother should be rescued, Jaide had gone through much the same as she had. That little voice popped up again though; Jaide never had Damon hold her down as he r***d her. Damon wasn’t pleased with her lack of response. His wanted to see her hurt that she had been abandoned. She was too slow to dodge his fist. Her ear rang with the impact. That feeling of being in mud started to grow. Every move felt sluggish and she fought the urge to be sick. Her

