We stood, staring at each other in front of the car. Walter still had that sinister smile playing across his face.

“What are you going to do to me?” I asked.

“First… I’m going to take what you refused to give me.”

I frowned. “And what is that?”

“Your body,” Walter replied.

I went cold as I realized what he was going to do. He was going to rape me out here in the middle of nowhere. That was probably just act one on his twisted agenda.

I shook my head at him. “What is the point of this?” I asked. “Why force yourself on me?”

“Because it’s time you learned who I am,” Walter said, licking his lips and taking a step towards me. “It’s time you learned respect and obedience. It’s time you learned who you really belong to.”

“You really are insane,” I said, looking at him with pity in my eyes.

“You really should think twice about what you say to me, bitch.”

I thought about all the times I had trained with Ryder and all the things he had taught me. This was what I had been working towards. This was the moment I proved to myself that I wasn’t the helpless victim that ended up as another headline in the morning papers. I was going to wipe that ugly smile off this fucker’s face.

“You’ve got it wrong, Walter,” I said, standing my ground. “The only bitch here that I can see is you.”

I uttered a silent prayer for strength, and then… I charged at him.