Rebecca was on her way to her sister’s room when Gage ambushed her. She’d just come from another patrol of the outside. Normally, she only went out once a day, but she found being outside in the cooling temperatures a better alternative to being in the house trying to avoid him. All her efforts were moot, however, when she turned the corner, and there he was.
“Hi, beautiful.” He smiled, causing her insides to do somersaults again.
She put on her game face. “Hello, Mr.—”
He moved fast, wrapping his right arm around her waist, pulling her front flush against his chest. “Oh no you don’t. You’re not starting with the whole Mr. Daniels thing again.”
Mr. DanielsPalms flat against his torso, she tried to push herself off him or at least gain some distance. She didn’t get far, and he followed
