Cornered Prey

Valerie's POV

Back in the van, I sat by the barred window, head leaned back against the cold metal. Everything in me was loud—thoughts, questions, memories. Everything felt like some dramatic twist in a movie I couldn’t walk out of. My throat burned from holding in what I really wanted to say. From the ache of being quiet when I wanted to growl out loud and tear to pieces the monster responsible f