Chapter Five
Mason
As soon as we’re back at the house, I carry Sophie’s lifeless body upstairs as she clings to me. My thoughts are so scattered, I can’t sort through them.
Once we’re upstairs in the bathroom, I gently set her down on the countertop. She’s so broken and defeated, and it takes every ounce of willpower I have left to keep my emotions inside. The last thing I want to do is fall apart in front of her when she’s already shattered. Studying her body, I analyze what he did to her. Her dress is torn to s**t, blood is splattered all over her, and her face is red and swollen. Thank f**k he didn’t touch her fingers and toes or, worse, slice her throat. That asshole got off on other people’s fear.
“Do you want me to take you to the hospital?” I cautiously ask her. “You might have
