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Olivia leaned against the doorway, concern edging her eyes "Can you at least wait until I get back from the coffee shop? I’ll shoot Lisa and Michael a call to let the Olivia orried, Eazed at her "Yes I’ll wait" She walked over to Olivia, her eyes soft "Thank you"

Olivia cupped Eht shake "You’re welcome Go ahead Get in your shower, and I’ll be back in a few"

Emily nodded and watched her leave After the front door snapped shut, E her sto Dillon, with or without Gavin by her side, wouldn’t be easy She sighed, trying to ignore its festering presence She made her way into the bathroom, set her sweatpants and sweatshirt on the vanity, and turned on the water As hot stea from her body and slipped into the shower She reached for the bar of soap and slowly ran it across the aching flesh between her legs as visions of what she’d allowed Dillon to do to her invaded her thoughts With her head hung low in shame, her drenched auburn hair formed a curtain over her face Her every muscle felt bruised, but the soreness paled in comparison to her battered and beaten heart

She sank further into the darkest recess of her ht over and over It was nothing short of a nightmare It was then she realized the enoret aith over the past year The awareness of how she’d deceived herself into thinking he loved her, cared for her, for the, deep-seeded obligation she’d felt toward hi she knew brought her to this verylow in her belly as she scrubbed faster, harder at her flesh, over her ars She wanted to remove his very existence froed at the way she let hiht

Crying, she sucked in a deep breath and tried to pull herself back together Dillon was no h her daze, Emily placed the soap down, rinsed her body of not only bubbles lathering her skin, but also the malicious venom he’d poured into her soul She stepped from the shower, reached for a towel, and pulled it around herself Standing before the lanced at the woain," she whispered She shook her head, smoothed her hands over her cheeks, and pressed her eyes closed "Never"

After taking a , E, dried her hair, and made her way back into her bedroom She jerked to a halt when she heard her phone buzz, the sound alerting her there was ahold, sudden anxiety it was Dillon and possible hope it could be froed toward the nightstand and, with a tre hand, reached for her phone

Both her anxiety and hope evaporated upon seeing it was a voiceher, sank onto her bed, and rested her head on a pillow As she listened to her sister’s concerned voice, E open She sat up and took in the last few seconds of Lisa’sher that she and Michael were on their way

"Liv?" Emily called as she slid her phone shut She tossed it onto the bed, ran a palm over her face, and stood toto eat while…"

She paused in the living roo off Startled, she froze, silent and alert, when she found Dillon casually leaning against the counter His eyes traced over her as he sipped orange juice froone, Elass, he sauntered over, a cocky set back here and get all prettied up so you can ainst her cheek "I figured I’d stop by before I went to Trevor’s to get ready"

"Get away from me, Dillon," she whispered, her voice shaky She jerked away, trying to hide the fear rushing through her veins

Dillon blinked, clearing the roughness from his throat With narrowed eyes, his face filled with confusion "What?" he asked, stepping closer and grabbing her upper arrasp, her shoulder slaainst a curio cabinet as she stuet the fuck away from me" Her words dropped from her mouth in a low hiss "I’m done, Dillon This"--she pointed between the victiainst the wall, one hand gripping her hair as the other clenched her chin He ran his tongue across his bottom lip and studied her "You did fuck hih a s her skull, her answer dripped out as a sneer "Yes, I fucked him Yes, I’m in love with him, and no, I’m not now, nor will I ever marry you" Even as fear doused E somewhere deep inside

For half a heartbeat, she closed her eyes, allowing visions of Gavin to seep into her thoughts, but a hard crack to her cheek fro rippled across her flesh as she thrashed her fists against his chest in an atteled in her hair, Dillon jostled her across the rooainst the wooden floor, Erabbed her hair and forced her down

"You sick fuck!" she screa her hands around his wrists as he hovered above her

Dillon dropped to his knees and yanked her head back, forcing her to look into his eyes "After everything I’ve done for you, you turn around and fuck hihter

Pulse thudding and using every bit of her strength, E her nails into his skin as she tried to untangle his hands fro for me but breaksmile split her face Tears slipped down her cheeks "I wish I could’ve fucked hilacial, hollow, and darker than the night sky, Dillon struck her face again E over her flesh A gasp tore past her lips as war down her cheekbone

Still gripping her hair, Dillon pulled her up and hauled her body against his chest Daring toher throat as Dillon pegged her with a look telling her this torture wasn’t over With a rush of anger and adrenaline slicking through her nerves, she clawed at his face, digging her thumb nails into his eyes Tiny slivers of blood streaked across Dillon’s lids as a howl of pain scraped from deep within his throat

So hard in heropen, followed by Lisa’s screams In a flurry of co him under the arms Michael’s movements were frantic as he pulled Dillon fro in every direction Michael landed on his back on the floor Dillon fell on top of hih the roo to his feet