A Deadly Sin: An epic dark thriller that will have you wanting to leave the lights on.

by Tracie Podger

I heard a sob and opened my one functioning eyelid. In the gloom I saw her, sitting on the floor opposite me. She was still naked. It was a thing the elders liked to do: strip us bare, take away any material that shielded us, expose us. They wanted to remind me that, in this basement, on this dirty cold floor, naked, with vermin scurrying around, I was equal to Eddie. I was nothing.

  Her legs were drawn to her chest, her arms clasped around them. I could see her ass, her pussy, and she didn’t seem to care. Her body was filthy. I would have washed her, I would have cared for her, and I wondered why she was here.

  “You continued to defy?” I asked.

  She looked up at me. She looked primitive. Her hair was a tangled mess, dirt was smudged over her face, her hands were filthy, her fingers clearly broken. She growled, like an animal. I crawled toward her, as far as the chain would allow me.

  She bared her teeth and I watched every muscle on her body tense. If she could, she would have pounced, she would have torn me limb from limb. She was like a caged animal; she’d regressed beyond the point humans walked on two legs. They’d broken her.

  I scuttled back to a safe distance. “Eddie,” I said, gently. She didn’t acknowledge her name.

  “Edwina,” I repeated. At that, her growl grew louder. I felt the tremors hit my chest and the sound reverberate through me.

  “He’ll come, Eddie. I guarantee he’ll come, one day.” Her eyes were wild, flicking from side to side.

  “Mich will come for you, Eddie, I promise,” I lied. I had no idea if he would or wouldn’t.

  The sound of his name seemed to calm her, her lips softened to cover her teeth, her shoulders relaxed a little.

  “Mich will come, Eddie.”

  Whether she’d be alive when he did, I had no idea. All I knew was the creature sitting before me was a far cry from the one I’d taken from his house. I had no idea what they’d done to her, I could only guess at the constant rape and abuse. I could only guess at the mindfuck they’d put her through, the drugs they would have pumped into her system.

  Maybe she’d be better off dead.

  The End

  Tracie Podger currently lives in Kent, UK with her husband and a rather obnoxious cat called George. She’s a Padi Scuba Diving Instructor with a passion for writing. Tracie has been fortunate to have dived some of the wonderful oceans of the world where she can indulge in another hobby, underwater photography. She likes getting up close and personal with sharks.

  Tracie likes to write in different genres. Her Fallen Angel series and its accompanying books are mafia romance and full of suspense. A Virtual Affair is contemporary romance, and Gabriel and A Deadly Sin are thriller/suspense. The Facilitator is erotic romance.

  Available from Amazon, iBooks, Kobo & Nook

  Fallen Angel, Part 1

  Fallen Angel, Part 2

  Fallen Angel, Part 3

  Fallen Angel, Part 4

  The Fallen Angel Box Set

  Evelyn - A Novella – To accompany the Fallen Angel Series

  Rocco – A Novella – To accompany the Fallen Angel Series

  Robert – To accompany the Fallen Angel Series

  Travis – To accompany the Fallen Angel Series

  A Virtual Affair – A standalone

  Gabriel – A standalone

  The Facilitator – A standalone

  A Deadly Sin – A standalone