Pretty Lies

CADE

The sting on my cheek spreads slowly, deeper than any knife that ever found me in prison.

I blink hard, the haze cracking like thin ice. The slap didn't just wake me up. It hurt in places I thought had gone numb years ago.

I step back half a pace, breathing hard through my nose. My eyes drag over her slowly, taking in every detail I'd only glimpsed from across the boardroom.

Her dyed b