Chapter 27

“Cam…what? No, I’ll call you. Cam, listen to me…I know. I know. I’ll call you…I know, she’ll be fine…I know.” He tossed the phone aside and embraced her, holding her tightly. “Hey, it’s okay. You’re okay.”

“I’m sorry.” The shaking wouldn’t stop, but at least she wasn’t crying. “I tried, I really tried, but he…I…I’m so sorry, Josh.”

“I know. I’m sorry I didn’t take the phone. I thought it might help if you talked to him a little bit.” He rubbed her back in slow circles. “Can you tell me what upset you?”

“He…he…I thanked him for getting me away from, from…and then he said he was holding me in the car.” The words came faster as she spoke, until they were coming so swiftly her tongue tripped over the syllables. “And I remembered waking up, and what that felt like, and then I was back there, back in the cage and I had to fight him, but he was so strong, and he wouldn’t stop, even after I was down. He wouldn’t stop. He never stopped.”