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I’m back with my travelling wild west show story, Masked Hearts.
We return to the same scene from last week. It’s the middle of the night, and Mister Rawlins has brought a friend to Minnie’s tent. The disgusting Silas is looking Minnie over like a piece of meat, and she has no choice but to obey:
“Untouched you say?” Silas tilted his head, eyes never rising above her chest. “Are you certain?”
“Quite. Not one hand has touched her, has it Minnie?” Mister pinched her arm hard. Despite the smile he wore his eyes were hard as ice.
“No, Mister–not one hand.”
*Creative editing used this week to fit in the 8.
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Minnie Woodward lives a lie. After barely surviving the Bear River Massacre she’s lived in the white world of her guardian Mister Rawlins, her life debt keeping her tied there. The last thing she needs is Roy’s attempts to gain her favor. Her fate’s sealed. She’s never believed in hope, and not even Roy can make her start.
Roy Ornum saves Minnie every night in the traveling Wild West show. The job he took to break his gambling habit brought him a new addiction – her. He knows she doesn’t want to be rescued, but maybe he does. She’s the key to a past he lost, one he wants to find again.
As the two grow closer old wounds are reopened and their burgeoning trust is shattered. When lives hang in the balance of their choices they’ll need to work together. Otherwise everything will be lost before hope can be found.
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Nice dialogue. From it I got a sense of Silas’ intentions. Minnie’s in a pickle. Good snippet!
Painful to read. She’s in one helluva mess.Good eight.
Great writing that pulled me into a very painful scene.
Argh. I really want Minnie out of there and away from them.
“Not one hand” could mean a lot of things, it sounds like the sort of thing you say to imply something that isn’t true. So creepy, the selling her–but not surprising for a man of his character.
Ugh, I hope she can find a way out. Great 8!
Poor girl! I hope she finds a way to escape both these creeps!
Hope she can get out of this.