"The rape changed my whole life," she said, her jaw becoming taut.

All the light had gone out of his face and it had become taut and hard.

Harry, remembering the drop off at the gorge, found his nerves becoming taut.

As quickly as they had become taut, his father's muscles went slack.

His skin was becoming taut; he was sweDing, growing, just as he had done in the hollow.

He glanced over and saw that Michael's sharp features had become a taut, determined mask.

The tree was creaking loudly now, the gas sac expanding and becoming taut.

Jenny moaned and closed her eyes, wanting him badly now, the muscles in her thighs becoming taut.

Involuntarily, Shar raised a hand to his crown, realizing his antennae had become taut.

Nrrhooch heard the swish of the water and became taut.