26 Casey A jab of pain in my side dragged me from darkness, and I moaned against my gag as awareness of pain throughout my entire body rose with consciousness. f**k, did I ache. Cracked ribs for sure, I remembered while trying to take shallow breaths through my busted nose, the scent of stale cigarettes churning my stomach. Ricky... I choked back a sob and shivered against the chill seeping into me through the rough cement floor beneath me. How long had I been tied up without clothes? Was Ricky looking for me? Did he care I’d disappeared? Daddy would, which meant the Vipers would as well. Another jab to my backside had me twisting to escape his boot, and I groaned from the swift movements of jerking away from him. Goddamnit! The fucker untied the ball gag and it fell away, and I wo

