Chapter 72. Gather the Boys

The older man leaned closer to inspect it. He moved her nightgown down further than he needed to and Doris bit the palm of his hand as hard as she could. He screamed and yanked his hand back away from her and Doris was out of the bed in an instant.

"You moron!" The boy shouted. He brushed back his greasy hair and went after her. She picked up the candles on the bedside table and threw it at his head. "Ow, you bitch!"

"Get away from me!" Doris screamed. She picked up a glass vase and threw it at the older one when he tried to get closer to her. It smashed against his head and rained down bloody shards of glass against the floor. "What do you want from me?!"

"Stephen sent us." The boy spat. "He would've come himself if he wasn't nursing his lost tongue. He wanted us to make sure we took care of you before the morning." The boy took a step across the broken glass. "So why don't you come over here nicely and we'll get this over with."

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