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Prologue I?

Feelings were a luxury They were sos were for those who didn’t have to fight so hard to survive They were responsible foryou stop and feel sorry for yourself; they made you weak They made it so that words, or a look, or lack of one or both could knock you down and render you helpless She couldn’t afford to be helpless because she had to help herself There was no one else No one Her adult life was aboutsure she didn’t allow herself to be a victi on no one for anything hat she did Because when you counted on other people they either left you or they let you down When the going got tough, she could handle it

When the going ue II?

Tristan stared out theinto the dark while he slowly rotated a crystal glass tuainst the table beside hi him a snack They did it as a way to celebrate but for Tristan it would just be so to fill his time --- for a little while, anyway

He wasn’t even anxious about thened hinawing at him That constant need had been there for a decade already and yet he never could seeet his fill --- and he’d tried

Why would tonight be any different? Whoever was brought here would sie off a little bit and for only a little while This was their second run tonight because of the phone call that caotten two of the men orked for him pretty worked up and in the mood to celebrate and he knew others, others anted to be in his position, would’ve been thrilled with the news if they’d gotten that same call

Saht hand man, had been there for hio Joe was one of his scouts They’d both decided celebration was in order so they went out to fetch so that would supposedly help with that To Tristan the call simply ical rung on the ladder bringing him closer to that top spot, the spot where he was reportedly destined to sit Yes, it was happening sooner than expected but the end result was inevitable

What would he feel like when he got to that pinnacle, which he was now just one proer be sated then or would existing be as underwhel as this?

“We’re back This one was fun” Joe’s voice snapped him out of his daze

“Fun?” he rose frolass in his hand

“Yeah, she’s still lucid” Joe looked ready to burst with excitement

“Lucid?”

“Neither of us could get her to comply Real feisty, actually”

He arched a brow, “But you brought her here, anyway?”

“Oh yeah, She fits your profile To a tee There was no e could not And you won’t have a proble her in line” Joe looked beyond excited He looked like he always did when he wanted approval, which was often enough to annoy Tristan mildly

“Alright, let’s have a look,” Tristan mumbled, barely able tophysically pulled and at the saed toward consciousness Then she wasn’t being pulled; she was floating Sooods

She heard her own faraway-sounding voiceto sinking She wanted to brace herself but her body felt boneless She finally sank into so soft

She tried to tune in to her surroundings but felt like she had to wade through a thick soupy haze first Instinct told her things weren’t right She knew her wrists and ankles had been bound but wasn’t sure, for the moment, why A door clicked shut and then her ankles were in so separated froether Her hands and feet felt tingly

That desserty aro up the inside of her leg That wars She tried to unglue her eyelids but they wouldn’t cooperate She wanted to scurry away or clan, like they were dead