Chapter Four
“Ms. Blake, I’m the SAFE nurse for the hospital. SAFE
stands for s****l assault forensic examiner. I’m trained to look for forensic
evidence after a s****l assault.”
Addie pulled the paper-thin drape tighter around herself,
clutching her cell phone. It vibrated in her hand as another text message came
through, but she couldn’t turn it loose. “I told the officer I wasn’t raped.”
“Did your attacker ejaculate on you or rub himself against
you with his p***s?”
The nurse sounded so clinical, so detached, that it
frightened Addie. Had he touched her with his…well, she wasn’t sure. All she
could think about right now was getting up and finding the nearest exit and
running until she couldn’t run anymore. Her heart raced. She couldn’t remember.
Why couldn’t she? She tried
