"Crawl, little Julian. Crawl faster, or you'll watch your girlfriend taken right before your eyes. Heh, heh, heh," Ross taunted, his voice dripping with mockery as he threw a glance over his shoulder at the struggling figure on the floor.
Julian's arms trembled under him, his face pale and streaked with sweat.
Ross turned back, his cruel smirk widening as he focused his attention on April, who lay beneath him. Her body trembled, her breaths coming in short gasps.
His hands roamed over her, caressing her as though she were a possession to be claimed. Slowly, deliberately, his fingers traced the curves of her body, lingering on the peaks of her trembling form.
"Please… don't…" April whispered, her voice quivering. Tears welled up in her eyes, though she squeezed them shut, as if willing herself to wake from this nightmare.
