Live Past the Edge by Julia Bright

Author:Julia Bright [Bright, Julia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Booksprout ID OMy1b2LPqWLcYeI7qayJZ5YjCcpd_H33
Publisher: Julia Bright
Published: 2018-10-14T23:39:01.175605+00:00

14

The pain in Marissa's arms and legs had eased off a little, but still, the pain across her back where they'd punished her with twenty lashes stung like a bitch. Hell, the stripes were probably still oozing blood.

Some woman had come in after the punishment and poured something on her bare skin that stung like crazy. She'd passed out from the pain.

The punishment had come because she'd dared to say no. She wasn't even sure what she'd said no to. That had all been lost in the pain. Now, she wondered if she would become docile like the other slaves she'd seen. The agony from the beating had almost been enough to break her. She closed her eyes and thought of Jackson. They'd gone up to the top of the canyon wall and watched the sunset in a glorious display, but what had been more glorious was watching Jackson. The man was huge, his body packed with muscles. She felt safe in his arms. He was the type of man who could inflict maximum damage and yet be so delicate.

The sound of the door opening made her flinch. It was the woman again. "Levántate."

She processed the word, having to go through the languages she knew. Get up. Marissa slowly moved her arms, wincing as the pain in her back flared. It took her almost a minute, but she was up, shuffling slowly behind the woman. She moved like she'd aged sixty years and was ready for the grave.

The woman opened a door and shoved her in. The pain brought her to her knees. Death couldn't come soon enough.

"Levántate," was shouted again.

Slowly, she rose to shaky legs that almost had her sinking to the floor again. She reached out and held the wall. The woman prodded her, pushing her forward to a shower stall. Luckily she was already naked, or she might have had to go in fully clothed.

Icy water sprayed from the spigot, but after the initial shock of the chill, she enjoyed the cold on her back. Then the woman did the evilest thing possible. She used soap on her sliced up skin. The scream wrenched from her echoed around the room and died as she sank to her hands and knees.

Pain pulsed from her torso all the way to her toes. The shaking in her arms and legs so violent she thought for sure she'd die right on the spot. Her stomach rebelled from the pain, and she emptied the bile and spit down the drain. Maybe death would take her, and she'd be free.

Thoughts of Jackson washing her in the shower filled her mind. He'd been such a kind man. Why had she ever left the ranch? The FBI didn't care about her. How long had she been here? Time didn't seem to track the way it should. A week, maybe a month. She knew a year hadn't passed, but it was impossible to keep track of the days.

Suddenly there were boots in front of her. When

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