A Monster's Mercy

THE DOG KENNELS

(Rafael POV)

(ONE MONTH LATER )

The scar on my side is a puckered, angry ridge of purple flesh. It itches when the weather is wet and burns when I move too fast.

I don't cover it with expensive creams or seek out plastic surgeons to erase it. I want it there. I want to feel the ghost of her hand every time I button my shirt.

It has been one month since she put me in the dirt. One m