Eyes Closed

**ROMANY**

*Oh my God... will I ever learn???*

*How am I this dumb?*

*This is why Ruby never wanted me here.*

*She knew what I didn't. That these men would find a way to break me.*

*They used me. All of them.*

*Maybe not in the same way, but it is what it is.*

The truth of It hits me with the force of a freight train when I realize it, and suddenly I want midnight to come and go so badly that I can hardly stand it. I need to be a ghost. Just a shadow of someone who *once* had a presence here, because I've never been so ashamed in my life.

*Is that why Mickey was able to walk away after seeing me kiss Matthew that night? Because sure, he wanted me, but not in the way that matters. Not in the way that costs.*

sob escapes before I can stop it, and I turn away before it can get any worse. "Bye Mickey," I whisper, softly, reaching for

I hear him growl out. "Wait a

snake past me to make sure the back door shut. A moment later, the lock is heard slamming down and he presses his body directly into mine from behind. This time

snarls in the

Scavo, I

what conditions we might face, either. YOU? Your job is to do what I say when I

To

gate that I will

this place again. There's an intense pounding behind my eyes and I whimper, keeping them closed tight and not wanting to release

lips on my ear. "No... baby,

ever called me that,

down and I swipe at my face with one hand, preparing to open my eyes,

weakly, I let him press me back against his arm. A shudder passes over his body and I hear him

beneath that canopy of trees next to

grass. Mickey's warm palm glides over my thigh, stopping just under the hem of my robe at the same moment the SUV parks. "Good," Mickey calls out to Kale. "Now cut the engine and step out for me please. Wait right

especially when I hear Kale exit and

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