The skin, splotched with red but also with pink now, moved with the muscle, shining in the dim light of early morning. There was a light breeze cutting through the empty street. That was helpful. It whispered over her tortured skin, fluttering the fabric of her pants that were cut at the knee. &n...
She kicked hard, stayed under the frigid reservoir until her lungs screamed for oxygen. Even through the murky veil of the water over her ears, she heard the next explosion. She had only just emerged for that first gasp of air when the dam behind her collapsed in chunks and pieces. She ducked und...
It was mid-day and the first time that Emma had woken and left the room before her sister. Kaylee rolled to her side and groaned at she sat up. Her head was throbbing, a dull pulse of a headache behind her eyes that evidenced her poor nights sle...