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When he lifts gle to control the fear at hly, he pushesme to crash into the table in thescatter around us as he lifts oes back to my neck before he forcefully pushes intoout, his thrusts picking up speed, but then I finally corab ahold of his wrist with et so with ht, E around his forehead and rolling down his neck "Fucking fight, bitch!" he screa out when I feel his body disappearing I sit up, struggling to let the air in, and meet the crystal-blue eyes of my savior

"You okay?" he asks

I nod h le word escapes before he nods and slams his fist into Shawn’s face I want to hen I watch him crumple to the floor, passed out cold

"I’m Zeke, but my friends call me Coop I know you don’t knowto the bathroo his hands through his thick, blond hair "I’ to hurt you, but I would like to help if you’ll let me"

I can’t stop the tears if I wanted to Silently, I nod, still not trusting myself to speak Then I hastily throw my clothes on, open the safe, and shovel all the cash I have intoelse here I need

"Coet you out of here" He reaches out, my savior, and takes me out of my hell

I don’t look back once

Coop takes et cleaned up, and offers me some clean clothes that don’t set soes to clean up the cuts on my back I’ hio, he’s my best one For all I know, he’s soht into his hands

The whole time he dabs alcohol on my back, I don’t utter a word Not until he tells o back there I sharply turn

"I have no where else to go I have to go back"

He shakes his head and sot your back now Chin up, buttercup We’re a team now"

True to his word, Coop became alet stronger He had to go out to California, where he worked for a security company, but he made sure I was taken care of They stayed busy and he hated leavingwould happen

Six months after the momentous day he saved me from Shawn, he finally introduced me to Axel Reid, the owner of Corps Security, where Coop worked Axel was apprehensive about hiringso quickly, and college education or not, I’ratefully es are starting to look up I have a great friend and a caring boss, and I wasn’t scared I’vemyself to dream All of those dreams explode in my face when I finally come face to face with hi in front of my desk

"Name"

"Excuse me?"

His face remains expressionless His dark eyes don’t travel down to my chest like I’ve been used to over the years, but he keeps aze My body beco second that I look at this man