Chapter 18

** Authors note - This chapter contains scenes of abuse **

When Jess met the others at their unofficial gathering point by the school gates, she almost fell over her own feet.

Pausing to take in the unusual scene, she heard a scrape of feet as Ricky stopped beside her.

"What the ever-living fuck?" he cried, echoing Jess's thoughts perfectly.

"What?" Damien asked with a smirk. He scratched his face, jangling the metal chain that hung from the leash in his hand.

On the other end of the leash was a girl.

'She's so beautiful,' Jess gasped. 'Is this Annabelle Ross?'

With long, raven hair, skin like ivory and deep red lips, she was the living image of Snow White. Well... if Snow White were a fishnet wearing goth with tattoos and piercings.

She knelt at Damien’s feet like a dog, weari