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God damnit, he’s enjoying this.

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Something in me snaps. I stand up straight. “Don’t you come any closer to me,” I hiss the words from between my teeth.

Kent laughs lightly, continuing to draw nearer. He likes this, I realize. Likes pinning me back in the corner. He’s already gotten everything he needs – my apology, my promise that I won’t do it again – and yet, he’s pushing…

“Why shouldn’t I, Fay,” Kent says softly, almost a whisper. “What are you going to do to me,” his eyes flick over me as he says it, “if I

take one. More. Step?”

He’s bearing down on me, his face again inches from mine. “Are you going to run again, Fay?” he asks, so softly only I can hear. “I’ll just catch you.”

My heartbeat ratchets up as I look up at him, at his powerful face,

the complete control in his eyes.

Then, I do the only thing I can think of.

I tilt my head back and scream.

taking a step back. I look

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a little. Building on the effort, I

mouth and pulling me to him so that my left shoulder is crunched against his

eyes. He wouldn’t be shutting me up if he thought it wasn’t going to do anything. He’d let me scream myself hoarse if he

rough, just enough to try to teach me he’s in control – but I just

manic now —

through me, but along with it

Was my body responding to

or the danger of it

you go, but if you scream again,

open and my fiancé bursts into the room, panic and worry on

he sees me wrapped in his father’s

my mouth.

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going on here?!” Daniel shouts, striding

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