The nurse’s look when she pushed up her sleeves would’ve made Tracy bolt if she could have moved. “What’s your name?” Tracy eyed her badge. ‘Tammy’ it said, a cheerful sunflower beside her picture. “Tracy DeCarlo.” Her lips felt twice as big and talking sent a pain shooting through her jaw. “Can you tell me …
I lifted my hand, palm up, and extended it toward her. She sat on the plush couch in my office, a distance away from where I’d positioned the chairs in front of my desk. The expression on her face far too worldly for a child of ten. I knew her history. Not in detail, but …
Inspired by this story. It’s just hard to articulate… “You can get your ass beat right here or we can go down to the basement and talk privately.” Shane shoved her backwards, jabbing her hip into the counter. Before she could gather her wits, he trapped her between his body and the dishwasher. Wrapping his …