Moonlight Vow - Preface

I had never been afraid of the dark. Not even when I was younger. I had always been one of those little girls who seemed to fear nothing. I quickened my pace. Something tonight told me I should be afraid. The darkness screamed at me to run. I shouldn't have taken a shortcut. The longer way was 15 minutes longer to walk but the streetlights poured onto the sidewalks. The ground crunched behind me. My heart exploded behind my ears. It was a time like this that I realized I missed Tristan, I wanted him with me, and right now I needed him. Tears ran down my face. I laughed at myself. I've never been such a wimp. I couldn't even remember the last time I cried. Would this be the last time? I straightened up. I'm not going down without a fight. I braced myself to make a dash to the other end of the park. I breathed slowly. okay, "one... two...thr...!" Large arms came swooping down on me. I struggled but the body pressed up against mine was larger and stronger, then my pathetic female body. I opened my mouth to scream, but a rough hand covered my mouth. "Shhh...." he whispered. He swung my body around pressed my back up against a tree. "It won't take long...just relax..." he murmured. This was it, I was going to be violated or killed, or both! My eyes were squeezed tight. I could feel his breath on my neck. His hands were twisted in my hair and his body was molded into mine perfectly. We stood like that for a while. "What do you want? If you're going to kill me just do it!" I said through my teeth. Silence. "...Brooke?" He asked.