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"Take another step, I’ll screaes, I take a step back but he catchesout of round This just went froo!" I screa such a bitch!" he hisses "If you’d just listen"

"Let o!"

"God da

His hand connects with my face so hard my head jerks to the side It takes a few stunned moments for me to realise what’s happened Pain explodes in my temple, and I sway on my feet as my vision blurs That was a hard hit, and God, it kills

"Molly, oh shit, I didn’t h the pain "Right now, Michael If you don’t, I’ll call my father and he will kill you Walk away, leave ether "I’m so sor--"

"Leave!" I screa a few times before he disappears down the street In somewhat of a daze, I turn towards the door and sturound somewhere I lean down to pick them up and stumble as my head spins

I drop onto ainst the wall, then angry tears rush down my face Damn him What kind of crazy person is he? I drop my head into my hands, and my face burns, my temple throbs, andto get ether, then I reach around for my phone

I dial Jack

Roman is back at work, and I have nobody else I trust

"Hey, sista!" he answers cheerfully

"Hey," I croak "Can you co? What is it? Molly?"

"Can you justco up the phone, push tothe door after a few failed atteht, then I drop down onto the sofa and try to control the tears I’ve never been hit by anyone before, let alone ain two, I could swear it hurts s open and Jack coht be more like his mother, but he has Mack’s temper He’s calm most of the time, but when he explodes, he loses it and it can be a little scary

"Where the fuck is he?"

I blink "Jackwhat?"

"Where is he?"

He stormy head back

"What makes you think it was a he?" I croak

"Because of the way you sounded on the phone? Who did it?"

"It doesn’tex, wasn’t it?"

"Jack, please "

"I’ll fucking kill him I will"

"Please," I croak and my voice breaks Tears run down my cheeks