(90 pages) Jessica hated Steve with the passion of seven flaming suns. The sound of his name caused her head to ache and her fingers to tremble with desire – the desire to claw at his face. His voice on the phone caught her off guard; she was weak and vulnerable and yearning for affection from something familiar and uncomplicated. But the morning after found her with more than just regret – she’s left with a horror unimaginable and a remnant of that night that will not go away quite so easily. Note from the Author: This original story first appeared in the Daymares collection, published in 2014. No changes have been made and the story has not been altered from that version in any way.