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right.”
    “That boner in your pants says
otherwise.”
    “Claudia will be really pissed if she
finds out.”
    “Our sister won’t find out. I’ll make
sure of that.”
    A cool draft passed over her legs.
Kelcey frowned again and blindly reached for the covers. Instead, she felt a
hand on her hip. Her eyes flew open. Her two uncles stood beside her bed. Still
groggy from sleep, she blinked to bring them into focus. They shouldn’t be
here. It was dark outside and everyone should be in bed.
    “Hi, baby,” her Uncle Kirt said. He sat
on the edge of her bed, his hand still on her hip. “Sleeping good?”
    “I was until you woke me up.”
    “I’m sorry to wake you, but your Uncle
Frank and I want to talk to you.”
    Kelcey rubbed her eyes. “Can’t we talk
in the morning? I’m sleepy.”
    “No, we need to talk to you now.” He
slid his hand over her hip and up her back. “Are you all ready for your
birthday tomorrow?”
    Kelcey nodded. “I’m gonna have a party.”
    “You sure are. You’re all grown up,
aren’t you? Eight years old and such a pretty girl.”
    The cool air traveled farther up her
legs. Kelcey looked down to see her uncle slowly pushing up her nightgown. A
chill slithered up her spine. It felt different than one she had when she was
cold. “Uncle Kirt, I want the covers back.”
    “Are you cold?”
    “Yeah.”
    “You won’t be for long, baby. I promise
you.”
    This was wrong. Kelcey didn’t know how
she knew that, but she did. She grasped the hem of her nightgown and tried to
tug it back down her legs.
    She gasped when Uncle Kirt grabbed her
face. “You’re gonna lie still and be quiet, do you understand?” Tears filled
her eyes when he squeezed her cheeks. “Do you understand, Kelcey?”
    She nodded.
    He smiled. “Now you be a good girl and
let us do what we want. If you yell or try to get away, we’ll have to hurt you.
Okay?”
    She nodded again. Squeezing her eyes
tightly shut, she lay still and silently cried while Uncle Kirt stripped off
her panties.
    * * * * *
    “ NO! ”
    Kelcey came awake with the scream still
ringing in her ears. Heart pounding, she sat up in bed and frantically looked
around the dark room for evidence of her uncles. Her body wilted in relief when
she realized they weren’t there.
    But they were there, in her mind.
She would never be free of the memories.
    Her chest ached, her throat burned. She
covered her face as tears welled up in her eyes from pain and anger and the
loss of a child’s innocence.
    The door flew open. Kelcey jumped and
jerked up her head as Dax hit the light switch to turn on the lamps. He ran to
the bed and grabbed her upper arms.
    “Are you all right?”
    He looked like a wild man. His eyes were
wide and full of fear. His loose hair fell around his shoulders. His chest
heaved as if he’d run five miles instead of only a few yards.
    Her gaze dropped a little lower. She
swallowed when she saw he was naked.
    Sitting beside her, he squeezed her arms.
“Kelcey, answer me. Are you all right?”
    She had to swallow again before her voice
returned. “Yes, I’m fine. I just…” She stopped when she realized she didn’t
know how he knew she was upset. “Why are you here?”
    “Walker woke me. He was frantic that I
follow him. Then I heard you scream.”
    His statement made Kelcey realize that the
dog no longer lay on her bed, but sat at Dax’s feet. “How did he get out of
here?”
    “He can push down on the lever and open the
door.” He ran his hands slowly up and down her arms. “Bad dream?”
    Kelcey nodded.
    “I’m sorry. Can I get you anything?”
    “No.” Her voice came out raspy from the
lump of tears still in her throat…tears she didn’t want to shed in front of
Dax.
    “Are you sure I can’t get you a glass of
water or something?”
    His kindness and soft tone made the dam
burst. Kelcey crossed her arms over her stomach and hung her head as her tears
flowed.
    “Hey.” Dax pulled her into his arms. “It
was