As if he had just been shot out of a cannon as part of a major circus act, he rapidly rose from the futon and lunged over the coffee table, but I was even faster, gaining a momentary advantage by darting to the side while he was in midair. The way he rolled and sprang back to his feet was perfect proof that he had not lost any of his former martial arts training.
Unfortunately, being winter, there were no windows open, nor was the sliding glass door open, so I could not just quickly escape outside. Taking the time to open a window or a door - especially if they were locked, which I believe they were - would cause me to lose the advantage, giving him those precious few seconds to catch up to me and seize me. My best bet was to try to evade him as long as possible.
Into the kitchen, out the other side to the tiny dining room, back into the main hallway. My heart was pounding in my chest, its sound loud in my ears. I had to outsmart him somehow, turn left instead of right, but in the small cabin, there were only so many places to go, and even fewer places to hide.
He caught my hair, the pain in my scalp excruciating. I screamed loudly, but only he and any animals near the secluded cabin would have heard my cry. To his credit, he did not yank me back to him by my hair - he simply held firm, as if he was taunting me, waiting for me to step backward to lessen the agony dancing across my skull.
Somehow, I stood my ground, my mind racing in a search for possibilities.
Without warning, I kicked backward, and connected with the side of his thigh. He had clearly anticipated that and had turned aside. It was obvious that he knew me very well.
Then he was pressed against my backside, a hand still pulling on my hair while his other hand groped at my heaving chest. I could feel him growing against me, an unmistakable lengthening as he seized a breast and squeezed with incredible force, the sweatshirt and the bra not nearly enough padding. Despite myself, I cried out again, my hands trying to force him to release my breast.
His evil chuckle shot through me. His intent was clear: He was going to have me, when and where and how he wanted. I shuddered greatly as I remembered the last time, less than twenty-four hours earlier, when he had plundered my ass while choking me, only allowing me enough air to ensure that I did not lose consciousness, forcing me to simply endure as he took his pleasure from my tightness.
"Thinking about yesterday?" he growled into my ear, his voice deep and menacing. "Thinking about how I fucked your ass and hoping I don't do it again?"