~~~Freya~~~

Elaine’s eyes bulged the second the cops appeared, all the color draining from her sweaty face. She twisted and thrashed against their grip like a wild animal, legs kicking uselessly. “Get the fuck off me! Let go! Get your filthy hands off me! You can’t do this!”

You can’t touch me!”

Helene crawled closer on her knees, snot and tears mixing on her pale cheeks as she tugged desperately at one cop’s arm. “Please… please leave my mom alone! She’s sick! Don’t do this!”

A dark, vicious satisfaction burned hot in my chest. Watching them crumble like this sent a twisted thrill racing through my veins.

I stepped forward...