Page 21 of The Raven
By the timeBuckemerged from the house with a satedgrinon hisface, night had fallen. The woman he’d been withfollowedbehind, sporting a split lip and a newly formed bruise under her eye.
If she didn’t have the injuriestellingmeBuckhad been rough withher, thefearin her eyes would have given it away. She couldn’t get away from him fast enough, and as soon as he thanked her for her time, she scarpered.
Part of me wanted to go after her and make sure she was okay. Tellher that she neverneededtofearBuckagain aftertonight. I could onlyhopethat once theViperswere dead, she’d make smart choices and get herself off the street.
It seemed that after his fucking session, Buck had forgotten someone might be following him. He made his way through the darkened streets without a care in the world, oblivious to me stalking him several steps behind.
Buckwas the biggest out of all theVipers. Broadshoulders,muscular arms, and thighs the size of tree trunks. It would be easy for him tokillme with just a snap of his hands, so it was a good job that I couldn’tdie. ButBuckwould hurt me if I got my timings wrong, and I’dexperiencedenoughagonyto last me for the rest of eternity.
Nearing the warehouse the Vipers frequented, Buck suddenly darted down an alley. As I rounded the corner, following in his wake, the panicked cry from my raven echoed into the night sky.
A warning.
But it was too late. In a second, I was grabbed andshovedagainstthebrickwall.Buck’sface snarled inches from mine, and with his hands on both of my arms, holding me in place, blindingagonyseared me asimagesofthatnight flashed before my eyes.
“Hurry the fuck up, Zig, it’s about time our little whore experiences a Buck Fuck!” Buck says, looming over me, a wicked grin playing on his lips.
Fearpounds through myveins. I’d heard rumors ofBuck’sviolenttendencies whenever he was with a woman. How he bragged that any woman he’dfuckedwas lucky toexperienceaBuckFuck, when really, they wanted to get as far away from him aspossibleafter he’d brutalized them.
A sinking feeling cascades through me, and I realize I’m not going tosurvive thisattack. I’m not sure I really want to with what they’ve done to me, and withoutEricby my side.
“Well, well, well, what do we have here?”Bucksneered in my face,dragging me from the memory.
Thepaingripping me in its vices stopped me from replying, a merewhimperescaping my mouth. Every instinctwithinmy body screamed at me topushBuckaway, that getting him to release me would be the only way to stop thetorture.
But the pain was too much. Darkness blurred my vision, the alley around me fading as I was thrust back into the moment Buck attacked.
The sweet smell of weed reaches me, and I findZiggysitting on thecouch, smoking a joint. My mind races. Is it finally over?
But then my hips are pulled back, and a hardslap hits myasscheek,jolting my attention away fromZiggy.
“I know you’ve wanted this for a long time, Raven,” Buck’s amused voice filters in from behind me as he lines his cock up with my entrance. “I hope you enjoy your Buck Fuck.”
Devious laughter echoes around us, and I brace myself to beassaultedoncemore, only to my sheer horror,Buckshifts, and the tip of hiscockpresses against my backhole.
“No, please,”Iwhimper,barelyable to get the words out as myheart stills in mychestat realizing whatBuckis about to do. No one had ever taken me there; it was somethingEricand I were building up to.
“Saddle up, you little whore,” he hollers, pure glee in his tone as he pushes into my tight hole with one brutal thrust.
Burningagonyblazes through my body, and it feels like I’m beingripped in half. A scream forces its way from my rawthroatasBuckpulls out and roughly slams back in.
Bile creeps up mythroat, and my body heaves as I cough it up,eliciting more laughs from the rest of thegang. When I’m sure nothing else will come up, I turn my head to faceGrim, who’s watching the scene before him with malice written all over his face.
He meets my eyes, and I manage to force broken words out, past the torture swallowing me. “Kill me.”
His hateful smile grows. “Soon, dear sister. Soon.”
A final tear slides down mycheek.Buckis the last one to have histurn. I just have to hold on for a little longer, and then it will all be over.
I’ll be with Eric again.
Buckslammedmy back against thebrickwall, bringing me back to the present. I tried to lift my arms topushhim away, but he was too strong, and with thememoriesholding my mind hostage, I was powerless to do anything.
Screeches from my raven rang out around us, my pain transferringinto her.
Buckwas hurting us both.
“I fucking knew it was you,” Buck hissed, spittle landing on my face. “I fucking knew it! I told Grim.” He slammed me against the wall again, adding more suffering to my body. “How? How the fuck are you here? We killed you!”
