Dark Game – HH Knotty (1)

please, you have to s- send someone. He won’t wake up.” The sound shifts, and my voice goes quieter, like I turned away from the microphone. “RJ, baby…I need you to open your eyes. Please, please, please, wake up.” My gut clinches unhappily at the memory of trying to rouse RJ from his unconsciousness like I’m there again. When all I wanted were his words, all I got was more blood coming out of his mouth.

The man’s voice remains soothing and calm. “Dove, can you tell me exactly what happened?” “These guys attacked us. They just came up to us out of nowhere, and they separated us. RJ, he tried to stop them, but there were too many of them. When I woke up, RJ was…he’s not waking up.” “Dove, can you tell me if RJ is breathing?” “Yes, but… but he’s really struggling.” A hiccup. “I c- can’t get him to open his eyes. There’s blood every—where.” “Can you tell me if there were any weapons involved?

Do you see any wounds on his body caused by a knife or gun?” “No. No. But there were five of them.” “Dove, are you injured?” I sound slow as I say, “Yes. My…my head hurts. I hit my head.” “Okay. I’m sending an ambulance and the police to your location. Are you alone, are your attackers still in the area?” There is a long pause on my end. When my voice cuts back in, there is a newfound panic.

“I…oh, my God. I don’t know. What if they come back?” “I want you to take a really close look at your surroundings. Do you see anything to indicate that someone is still there?” “Umm…” Another pause. “No. No, I don’t see them. But it’s so dark. What if they’re in the trees again? What do I do if they come back? I can’t leave him.” “The police are on their way to your location now. I’m going to stay on the line with you until they arrive.

Okay?” A sob. “O…okay.” My voice sounds utterly pathetic, barely audible. “Please hurry. He’s…I think he’s dying.”

DARK GAME IS part two of Dove and RJ’s story. Dark Game is a dark coming-of-age bully romance that explores dark themes and a happily ever after and is intended for an adult audience. It features scenes of stalking, drug and alcohol abuse, child abuse, childhood trauma, and assault in its many forms. Please visit knotty-creation.com for a more detailed list. OceanofPDF.com CHAPTER ONE DOVE “RJ?” I called, pushing the door open onto his fourth-floor bedroom. I wasn’t expecting the sight in front of me, a room stripped back to the bare essentials.

Nothing remained on the floor or the walls, and all I saw was the desk and the large bed, already covered in a thick layer of plastic to protect it from dust. When I was here two nights ago, everything was still in place. “Oh wow, it’s so empty in here.”

“Frat tradition,” RJ answered, turning to me. He looked frayed and stoic in equal measure like he had not slept well. RJ was dressed for moving, his pants loose-fitting and low on his waist, his shirt worn and faded. His best friend and teammate, Will Krammer, assured me that RJ had been banned from helping at all. He still was not fully recovered from the attack almost a month ago that left him and me hospitalized.

I was only in the hospital for two days, but RJ’s injuries were so bad that he spent a week there, unconscious for much of that time. My injuries had all but disappeared, but RJ took the brunt of those men’s fury. RJ should not be lifting anything, yet his posture looked like his body had been at work… “Dove, come on, your sister is here.” I look up from my toes, which are buried deep in the warm sand.

Ruby looks down at me from over her large sunglasses, the brim of her big floppy hat, and the ombre ends of her dreadlocks dance in unison in the sea breeze. Like me, she is dressed for the beach. She wears a tiny bikini in fire- engine red with a completely see-through white cover-up. The strap of her large beach bag sits on her left shoulder while Ruby holds her right hand out to help me to my feet. I take it and allow her to pull me up.

Ruby and I cross over the busy beach towards the parking lot.

This is a short excerpt from the opening of “” by Unknown, quoted for review and introduction purposes. All rights belong to the copyright holders.

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