Beneath the Skin

"Do you want me to get someone else?" Silas asked hesitantly, scanning the ruined VIP room like a man searching for a life raft amid the wreckage. "A woman, maybe? Someone to sit with you?"

I pulled my knees tighter to my chest, hugging myself against the lingering chill of the floor. "No. I just want to take a shower. Maybe a change of clothes, if you have any?" I rasped, my voice barely registe